Peasants and Workers Party of India
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Peasants and Workers Party of India
भारतीय शेतकरी कामगार पक्ष ( शेकाप ) |
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| Secretary-General | MLC Jayant Patil |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Govt. Kutir, Opp. Mantralaya, VV Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
| Ideology | Marxism |
| ECI Status | Registered Party |
The Peasants and Workers Party of India (Marathi: भारतीय शेतकरी कामगार पक्ष, Bharatiya Shetkari Kamgar Paksha, abbreviated शेकाप/SheKaP), translation: Bharat ki Kisaan Mazdoor Party; abbr. 'PWPI);is a Marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1947, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 1,00,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts. The party was founded in Maharashtra by with by Keshavrao Jedhe of Pune, Shankarrao More, Kakasaheb Raut of Nasik, Nana Patil of Satara, Tulshidas Jadhav of Solapur, Dajiba Desai of Belgaum, Madhavrao Bagal of Kolhapur, P K Bhapkar and Datta Deshmukh of Ahmednagar, Vithalrao Hande and others.
Member of legislative council of Maharashtra, Mr. Jayant Prabhakar Patil, is general secretary of the party. The party has 3 MLAs and 2 MLCs. The party has a strong hold on Raigad District as well as party has Zilla Parishad members in 6 districts of Maharashtra, namely, Raigad, Solapur, Nashik, Nagpur, Nanded,and Parabhani)
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