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Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?

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  1. AM. N. Roy
  2. BGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi
  3. CPattam Thanu Pillai
  4. DAcharya Narendra DevCorrect

Explanation

The Congress Socialist Party CSP was formed in 1934 as a left wing caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its founding meeting took place in Patna, and the first conference was held in Bombay. Acharya Narendra Dev was the first President of the CSP, and Jayaprakash Narayan served as its first General Secretary. Other prominent leaders included Ram Manohar Lohia and Achyut Patwardhan. M. N. Roy was a pioneer of the communist movement and founded the Radical Democratic Party. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was a notable journalist and Congress leader from Kanpur known for his work against communalism. Pattam Thanu Pillai was a prominent leader of the state peoples movement in Travancore. Therefore, Acharya Narendra Dev is the correct answer.
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