Krishak Sramik Party

It was founded in 1929 as the Nikhil Banga Praja Samiti to represent the interests of tenant farmers in Bengal's landed gentry estates.

A. K. Fazlul Huq was elected leader in 1935 when the former was appointed as the president of the Central Legislative Assembly of India.

The coalition won the election and formed the provincial government in the East Bengal Legislative Assembly.

In contrast, the province of Bengal had a Bengali Muslim-majority population, with large minorities of non-upper class Hindus.

The partition stoked vocal protests from Hindu landlords and merchants in Calcutta, who argued that it was a policy to divide and rule Bengal.

Bengal's middle classes, professionals and farmers increasingly looked for an alternative platform of this party.

The group was formed to capitalize on the resentment caused among peasants by the Bengal Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 1928, which enjoyed the support of wealthy Hindus.

Due to non-cooperation and boycott of the new system by the Congress,[6] the Krishak Praja Party claimed the right to form a government, with support from the Muslim League.

As part of reforming the zamindari system, Prime Minister Huq used legal and administrative measures to relieve the debts of farmers.

[7] The party saw internal rebellion soon after taking power and Huq emerged as its lone cabinet member.

[9][10] The party was part of the United Front coalition that contested the 1954 East Bengali legislative election; with a 21-point manifesto.

After a period of Governor General's rule, Krishak Sramik Party leader Abu Hussain Sarkar became the Chief Minister of East Pakistan in 1955.

[11] Prime Minister Ali was later dismissed by President Iskander Mirza, who allowed a coalition of the Awami League and Republican Party to form government.