Republican Party of India

Ambedkar in 1956 which was to serve as an entry point to the Republican Party of India (RPI).

The All-India Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) was an organisation in India founded by N. Sivaraj and B. R. Ambedkar in 1942 to campaign for the rights of the Dalit community.

In 1936, Ambedkar founded the Independent Labour Party (ILP), which had its base in the erstwhile Bombay and Central Provinces.

Ramnarayan Rawat stated that the SCF "created the space for an alternative to Congress-type 'nationalist' politics in post- 1947 Uttar Pradesh".

At this meeting, N. Sivaraj, Yashwant Ambedkar, P. T. Borale, A. G. Pawar, Datta Katti, Dadasaheb Rupwate, Abba P. T. Madhale were present.

Annai Meenambal (L), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (C) and Rao Bahadur N. Sivaraj (R) during "The All India SCF women's conference" held at Bombay, on May 6, 1945.