The 14 national parties were: Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS), Bolshevik Party of India (BPI), Communist Party of India (CPI), Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) (FBL-MG), Forward Bloc (Ruikar Group) (FBL-RG), Hindu Mahasabha (HMS), Indian National Congress (INC), Krishikar Lok Party (KLP), Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party (KMPP), Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI), Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Scheduled Caste Federation (SCF), and Socialist Party (SP).