--- title: "At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?" description: "At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?" author: "Reyansh Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39536/at-which-place-jayaprakash-narayan-had-convened-the-first-all-india-congress-socialists-conference-in-1934 category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934? At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34637/who-is-the-ceo-of-forbes-india) [Congress](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34723/the-telangana-government-has-signed-a-technology-partnership-agreement-with-which-country-at-the-world-congress-on-information-technology-wcit-2018) Socialists [Conference](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33980/a-decision-taken-at-bretton-woods-conference-led-to-the-formation-of) in 1934? ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya \ ![At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ea97cf12-f0b8-4cd4-8e7a-c0aaaaef0c4b/images/10731c12-5232-42ea-b659-6207b4fc8607.jpeg)\ **Jayprakash Narayan** convened the **first All India Congress Socialists Conference** in **1934** in **Patna, Bihar**. The conference was convened on behalf of the **Bihar Socialist Party** in **May 1934**. The conference was presided by **Acharya Narendra Dev**. At the conference, it was decided that a new party should be formed and thus the **All India Party** or the **Congress Socialist Party** came into existence. The founding members of Congress Socialist Party were **Jai Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Acharya Narendra Deva** and **Rambriksh Benipuri**. The first meeting of All India Congress Socialist Party was held in **Mumbai (Bombay)** from **22nd to 23rd October 1934**. **Sampurnananda** presided over this meeting as the **president** of the party. ![At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ea97cf12-f0b8-4cd4-8e7a-c0aaaaef0c4b/images/5709389d-33e6-457e-8300-443a7d1e5b85.jpeg)\ (Jayprakash Narayan) The **Congress Socialist Party** was a **socialist wing** within the **Indian National Congress**. The **reason** behind the formation of this party was the sectarian attitude of the **Communist Party of India** towards the Congress. The anti-rational mysticism of **Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)** was also one of the reasons behind the formation of this party. The founder members **Jai Prakash Narayan** and **Rambriksh Benipuri** belonged to the state of **Bihar**. ![At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ea97cf12-f0b8-4cd4-8e7a-c0aaaaef0c4b/images/82f673a6-2d44-40ff-9070-e58c19f8dfd0.jpeg)\ (Ram Manohar Lohia) **Bihar** is an **Indian** state in the **eastern** and the **northern** part of the country. The state was formed on **22nd March 1912**. Every year this day is celebrated as **Bihar Diwas** in the state. Bihar gained **statehood** on **26th January 1950**. Bihar covers an area of **94,163 sq km (36,357 sq mi)** and is the **thirteenth largest state** in India in terms of area. Bihar is the **third largest state** of India in terms of population. As per the **2011** census, the population of Bihar is **103,804,637** and the **literacy rate** in the state is **63.8%**. Bihar shares its borders with **Uttar Pradesh** to the **west, West Bengal** to the **east** and **Jharkhand** to the **south**. Bihar also shares its **international borders** with **Nepal** to the **north**. Bihar is formed by combining the **three distinct regions** of **Magadh, Bhojpur** and **Mithila**. The new state of **Jharkhand** was formed on **15th November 2000** by splitting the **southern** part of Bihar. The capital of Bihar is **Patna**. Bihar is of a **bicameral legislature** with **75** seats in the **Legislative Council** and **243** seats in the **Legislative Assembly**. There are **38** districts in the state with Patna being the **largest city**. **Mr Nitish Kumar** is the **Chief Minister of Bihar**. **Mr Lal Ji Tandon** is the **Governor of Bihar**. **Hindi** is the official language of the state. ![At which place, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ea97cf12-f0b8-4cd4-8e7a-c0aaaaef0c4b/images/49adbf6e-7cba-47ec-ba0a-1e567a22074b.png) (map of Bihar) \ \ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39536/at-which-place-jayaprakash-narayan-had-convened-the-first-all-india-congress-socialists-conference-in-1934 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.