[1] The founders of the BWPP were 42 leading cadres of the Socialist Party, who denounced the leadership of Ba Swe and Kyaw Nyein.
Under the leadership of Thakin Lwin, the TUC(B) had steered towards an openly communist line.
In the May Day rally of 1950, TUC(B) demonstrators had carried large portraits of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.
Ahead of the 1956 legislative election, the BWPP launched the National United Front in 1955.
[8] In June 1957 Prime Minister U Nu made a deal with the BWPP to be able to defeat a no confidence vote in the parliament.
"[3] The congress elected various leadership committees: After the declaration of 'Burmese Way to Socialism' by the Ne Win regime, the BWP was marginalised.