What is the full form of SP?

SP stands for "Samajwadi Party"

This party was founded by Mulayam Singh Yadav in 1992. The SP (Samajwadi Party) is now led by the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav since 2017. It was formed before the Babri Masjid demolition where the party is said to have played a key role in preventing violence.

Interesting points to know about SP (Samajwadi Party):

• The Samajwadi Party is primarily based in Uttar Pradesh State.
• It has contested Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections in other states too, though it has succeeded mainly in Uttar Pradesh.
• In the 2012 legislative assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, SP won the election with a clear majority and formed the government in the state.
• It was also the first time that SP headed the UP government for a full term of 5 years.
• It also provided outside support to the United Progressive Alliance in Lok Sabha.
• It contested the 2009 general election in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Lok Janshakti Party of Bihar.
• In the last general election, the Samajwadi Party was defeated by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
• It is currently the thirteenth largest party in parliament.
• In the general elections of 2014, it won only 5 seats.
• In West Bengal, the West Bengal Socialist Party merged with the SP.
• It has two MLAs each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.