Republican Party of India

Republican Party of India
Republican Party of India
Founder	Dadasaheb Gaikwad, ; N. Sivaraj, ; Yashwant Ambedkar, ; P. T. Borale, ; A. G. Pawar, ; Datta Katti, ; Dadasaheb Rupwate, Abba P. T. Madhale
Founded	3 October 1957
Preceded by	Scheduled Castes Federation
Succeeded by	Republican Party of India (A) of Ramdas Athawale; Republican Party of India (Athawale); Peoples Republican Party Jogendra Kawade; Republican Party of India (United); Republican Party of India (Gavai) and Rajendra Gavai; Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi; Rashtriya Republican Party of Annasaheb Katare; Republican Party of India (S); Bahujan Samaj Party;
Ideology	Constitutionalism; Republicanism; Ambedkarism; Progressivism; Secularism; Egalitarianism;
Colours	Blue
ECI Status	Dissolved
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Republican Party of India (RPI, often called the Republican Party or simply Republican) was a political party in India. It had its roots in the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation led by N. Sivaraj and B. R. Ambedkar. The party established by Ambedkar in 1956 was to serve as an entry point to the Republican Party of India (RPI).