The Krishikar Lok Party (KLP) was founded by
N.G. Ranga, who left the Congress after losing the 1951 election for Congress president. Dissatisfied, Ranga, along with
Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, formed the
Praja Party and attended a
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party meeting in
Patna. During the formation of a sub-committee, Prakasam's name was included, but Ranga's followers' request to include his name was ignored. Dissatisfied, Ranga left the Congress and established the KLP with support from followers in
Gujarat,
Rajasthan and
Andhra Pradesh. Key members of the party like
Kandula Obul Reddy, Peddireddy Timmareddy,
Gouthu Latchanna,
Bharati Devi, V.V. Ramana, N.V. Naidu, Chegireddi Bali Reddi and
Paturi Rajagopala Naidu were instrumental in implementing the party's program.
1952 General election In the 1952 General Elections, the party fielded candidates, including N.G. Ranga and his wife Bharati Devi, in key constituencies but only managed to win 19 seats. None of the seats were secured in
Krishna district and
Guntur district, where the party was popular.
Neerukunda Rama Rao won a seat in
East Godavari district due to his personal reputation. The remaining 18 seats came from
Srikakulam and
Visakhapatnam in one corner of the state and Chittoor from another corner. Timma Reddy and
Gouthu Latchanna were important elected candidates. The Krishikar Lok Party played an important role in the
Madras State Legislative Assembly by supporting
C. Rajagopalachari in forming the ministry.
1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election In the
1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election, an alliance was formed among
Indian National Congress,
Praja Party and KLP, resulting in KLP winning 22 seats. Following the election, upon
Jawaharlal Nehru's request, Ranga merged KLP with the Congress party. He was elected to the Congress in the
1957 general election from the
Tenali Lok Sabha constituency. == Notable figures ==