Communist Party of India (Marxist)
ECI Status	National Party
General Secretary	Prakash Karat
Leader in Lok Sabha	Basudev Acharia[1]
Leader in Rajya Sabha	Sitaram Yechuri[1]
Founded	1964
Headquarters	27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Alliance	Left Front
Seats in Lok Sabha	44
Seats in Rajya Sabha	14
Political ideology	Marxism-Leninism
Publications	People's Democracy (English), Lok Lehar (Hindi)
Students wing	Students Federation of India
Youth wing	Democratic Youth Federation of India
Women's wing	All India Democratic Womens Association
Labour wing	Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Peasants wing	All India Kisan Sabha
Website	cpim.org
Election symbol
See also the politics of India series

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated CPI(M) or CPM) is a political party in India. It has strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2008, CPI(M) is leading the state governments in these 3 states. The party emerged out of a split from the Communist Party of India in 1964. CPI(M) claimed to have 867,763 members in 2004.^{[citation needed]} The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body created to hold free and fair elections in India. ... Prakash Karat (Malayalam: പ്രകാശ് കാരാത്) is communist politician from India. ... Sitaram Yechury was born on August 12,1952. ... , This article is about the capital city of India. ... Left Front election propaganda in Kolkata 2004 DSP-meeting in Kolkata West Bengal Left Front Committee meeting for solidarity with Tripura Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... -1... Flag of the Students Federation of India Students Federation of India (SFI) is one of the major student organisations of India. ... DYFI banner DYFI rally in Kolkata Democratic Youth Federation of India (in Hindi भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha), the youth organization of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... All India Democratic Womens Association (in Hindi: अखिल भरतिय जनवादी महिला समिति), the womens wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... 4th CITU West Bengal state conference poster Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a national central trade union federation in India. ... All India Kisan Sabha, the peasants front of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Image File history File links ECI-hammer-sickle-star. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... -1... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ...

History

Split in the Communist Party of India and formation of CPI(M)

CPI(M) emerged out of a division within the Communist Party of India (CPI). The undivided CPI had experienced a period of upsurge during the years following the Second World War. The CPI led armed rebellions in Telangana, Tripura and Kerala. However, it soon abandoned the strategy of armed revolution in favour of working within the parliamentary framework. In 1950 B.T. Ranadive, the CPI general secretary and a prominent representative of the radical sector inside the party, was demoted on grounds of left-adventurism. The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Telengana Rebellion was a Communist led peasant revolt that took place in the former princely state of Hyderabad State in pre-partition India between 1946 and 1951. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... -1... A parliamentarian is a specialist in parliamentary procedure. ... B.T. Ranadive (December 19, 1904 – April 6, 1990) generally known as BTR, an Indian politician and trade union leader. ...

AKG Bhavan, the CPI(M) national headquarters in Delhi

Propaganda vehicle in Ernakulam

Bengali mural for the CPI(M) candidate in the Kolkata North West constituency in the 2004 Lok Sabha election, Sudhangshu Seal

18th CPI(M) West Bengal state conference mural

Under the government of the Congress Party of Jawaharlal Nehru, independent India developed close relations and a strategic partnership with the Soviet Union. The Soviet government consequently wished that the Indian communists moderate their criticism towards the Indian state and assume a supportive role towards the Congress governments. However, large sections of the CPI claimed that India remained a semi-feudal country, and that class struggle could not be put on the back-burner for the sake of guarding the interests of Soviet trade and foreign policy. Moreover, the Indian National Congress appeared to be generally hostile towards political competition. In 1959 the central government intervened to impose President's Rule in Kerala, toppling the E.M.S. Namboodiripad cabinet (the sole non-Congress state government in the country). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1133x621, 603 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Communist Party of India (Marxist) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1133x621, 603 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Communist Party of India (Marxist) ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... CPI(M) propaganda vehicle. ... CPI(M) propaganda vehicle. ... The skyline of Ernakaulam Ernakulam (Malayalam : എറണാകുളം ) refers to the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. ... CPI(M) election mural for party candidate in Lok Sabha elections 2004, constituency Kolkata North-West, Sudhangshu Shil. ... CPI(M) election mural for party candidate in Lok Sabha elections 2004, constituency Kolkata North-West, Sudhangshu Shil. ... Sudhangshu Seal (born 27 March 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ... CPI(M) mural in Kolkata, announcing the 18th party state conference. ... CPI(M) mural in Kolkata, announcing the 18th party state conference. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a major political leader of the Congress Party, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of independent India. ... Feudalism comes from the Late Latin word feudum, itself borrowed from a Germanic root *fehu, a commonly used term in the Middle Ages which means fief, or land held under certain obligations by feodati. ... The South African Police Crush Another Demonstration by the Shack dwellers Movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, 28 September, 2007 Class struggle is the active expression of class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. ... Presidents rule is enabled by article 356 of the constitution of India. ... -1... Elankulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (1909–1998), popularly known as EMS, was one of the architects of unified Kerala. ...

Simultaneously, the relations between the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of China soured. In the early 1960s the Communist Party of China began criticising the CPSU of turning revisionist and of deviating from the path of Marxism-Leninism. Sino-Indian relations also deteriorated, as border disputes between the two countries erupted into the Indo-China war of 1962. During the war, a faction of the Indian Communists backed the position of the Indian government, while other sections of the party claimed that it was a conflict between a socialist and a capitalist state, and thus took a pro-Chinese position. There were three factions in the party - "internationalists", "centrists", and "nationalists". Internationalists supported the Chinese stand whereas the nationalists backed India; centrists took a neutral view. Prominent leaders including S.A. Dange were in the nationalist faction. B. T. Ranadive, P. Sundarayya, P. C. Joshi, Basavapunnaiah, Jyoti Basu, and Harkishan Singh Surjeet were among those supported China. Ajoy Ghosh was the prominent person in the centrist faction. In general, most of Bengal Communist leaders supported China and most others supported India. ^[2] Hundreds of CPI leaders, accused of being pro-Chinese were imprisoned. Some of the nationalists were also imprisoned, as they used to express their opinion only in party forums, and CPI's official stand was pro-China. Thousands of Communists were detained without trial.^[3] Those targeted by the state accused the pro-Soviet leadership of the CPI of conspiring with the Congress government to ensure their own hegemony over the control of the party. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за, transliterated Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Sovetskogo Soyuza, acronym: КПСС (KPSS)) was the ruling political party in the Soviet Union. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China and also the worlds largest political party. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... Sino-Indian relations refers to the ties and relations between China and India. ... Combatants China India Commanders Zhang Guohua[4] Brij Mohan Kaul Strength 80,000[5][6] Casualties Killed 1,460 (Chinese sources)[7] None captured[8][9][10][11] Wounded 1,697[7] Killed 3,128 (Indian sources)[12] Captured 3,968[2] Wounded 548[13] The Sino-Indian War (Simplified... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ... Shripat Amrit Dange (10 October 1899 - 22 May 1991) was a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement. ... B.T. Ranadive (December 19, 1904 – April 6, 1990) generally known as BTR, an Indian politician and trade union leader. ... Makineni Basavapunnaiah (b. ... Jyoti Basu (Bengali: ) (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Harkishan Singh Surjeet Harkishan Singh Surjeet (born 23 March 1916) is a communist politician from Punjab, India. ...

In 1962 Ajoy Ghosh, the general secretary of the CPI, died. After his death, S.A. Dange was installed as the party chairman (a new position) and E.M.S. Namboodiripad as general secretary. This was an attempt to achieve a compromise. Dange represented the rightist fraction of the party and E.M.S. the leftist fraction. Shripat Amrit Dange (10 October 1899 - 22 May 1991) was a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement. ...

At a CPI National Council meeting held on April 11, 1964, 32 Council members walked out in protest, accusing Dange and his followers of "anti-unity and anti-Communist policies".^[4]

The leftist section, to which the 32 National Council members belonged, organised a convention in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh July 7 to 11. In this convention the issues of the internal disputes in the party were discussed. 146 delegates, claiming to represent 100,000 CPI members, took part in the proceedings. The convention decided to convene the 7th Party Congress of CPI in Calcutta later the same year.^[5] , For the court poet and jester, see Tenali Ramakrishna. ... Andhra redirects here. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

Marking a difference from the Dangeite sector of CPI, the Tenali convention was marked by the display of a large portrait of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.^[5] The Communist Party of China (CPC) (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China and also the worlds largest political party. ... Mao redirects here. ...

Communism in India

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A. K. Gopalan E. M. S. Namboodiripad B. T. Ranadive Charu Majumdar Jyoti Basu S.A. Dange Shibdas Ghosh T. Nagi Reddy Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist leader. ... Elankulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad, (Malayalam: ഏലങ്കുളം മനക്കല്‍ ശങ്കരന്‍ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട്) (June 13, 1909 – March 19, 1998), popularly knows as EMS, was an Indian communist leader and the first Chief Minister of Kerala. ... B.T. Ranadive (December 19, 1904 – April 6, 1990) generally known as BTR, an Indian politician and trade union leader. ... Charu Majumdar Charu Majumdar(Bangla: চারু মজুমদার) (1918-1972) was an Indian Maoist revolutionary born in 1918 in Siliguri, West Bengal. ... Jyoti Basu (Bengali: ) (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. ... Shripat Amrit Dange (10 October 1899 - 22 May 1991) was a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement. ... Shibdas Ghosh: Founder of SUCI Shibdas Ghosh was an Indian communist politician and theoretician. ... Tarimala Nagi Reddy was a communist politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

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At the Tenali convention a Bengal-based pro-Chinese group, representing one of the most radical streams of the CPI left wing, presented a draft programme proposal of their own. These radicals criticised the draft programme proposal prepared by M. Basavapunniah for undermining class struggle and failing to take a clear pro-Chinese position in the ideological conflict between the CPSU and CPC.^[6] Makineni Basavapunnaiah (b. ... The South African Police Crush Another Demonstration by the Shack dwellers Movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, 28 September, 2007 Class struggle is the active expression of class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. ...

After the Tenali convention the CPI left wing organised party district and state conferences. In West Bengal, a few of these meetings became battlegrounds between the most radical elements and the more moderate leadership. At the Calcutta Party District Conference an alternative draft programme was presented to the leadership by Parimal Das Gupta (a leading figure amongst far-left intellectuals in the party). Another alternative proposal was brought forward to the Calcutta Party District Conference by Azizul Haque, but Haque was initially banned from presenting it by the conference organisers. At the Calcutta Party District Conference 42 delegates opposed M. Basavapunniah’s official draft programme proposal. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ...

At the Siliguri Party District Conference, the main draft proposal for a party programme was accepted, but with some additional points suggested by the far-left North Bengal cadre Charu Majumdar. However, Harekrishna Konar (representing the leadership of the CPI left wing) forbade the raising of the slogan Mao Tse-Tung Zindabad (Long live Mao Tse-Tung) at the conference. Charu Majumdar Charu Majumdar(Bangla: চারু মজুমদার) (1918-1972) was an Indian Maoist revolutionary born in 1918 in Siliguri, West Bengal. ...

Parimal Das Gupta's document was also presented to the leadership at the West Bengal State Conference of the CPI leftwing. Das Gupta and a few other spoke at the conference, demanding the party ought to adopt the class analysis of the Indian state of the 1951 CPI conference. His proposal was, however, voted down.^[7]

The Calcutta Congress was held between October 31 and November 7, at Tyagraja Hall in southern Calcutta. Simultaneously, the Dange group convened a Party Congress of CPI in Bombay. Thus, the CPI divided into two separate parties. The group which assembled in Calcutta would later adopt the name 'Communist Party of India (Marxist)', in order to differentiate themselves from the Dange group. The CPI(M) also adopted its own political programme. P. Sundarayya was elected general secretary of the party. This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...

In total 422 delegates took part in the Calcutta Congress. CPI(M) claimed that they represented 104,421 CPI members, 60% of the total party membership.

At the Calcutta conference the party adopted a class analysis of the character of the Indian state, that claimed the Indian big bourgeoisie was increasingly collaborating with imperialism.^[8] Bourgeois redirects here. ... For the computer game, see Imperialism (computer game). ...

Parimal Das Gupta’s alternative draft programme was not circulated at the Calcutta conference. However Souren Basu, a delegate from the far-left stronghold Darjeeling, spoke at the conference asking why no portrait had been raised of Mao Tse-Tung along the portraits of other communist stalwarts. His intervention met with huge applauses from the delegates of the conference.^[9] Souren Bose was one of the leading figures in the Naxalite movement in India. ... For other uses, see Darjeeling (disambiguation). ...

Early years of CPI(M)

The CPI(M) was born into a hostile political climate. At the time of the holding of its Calcutta Congress, large sections of its leaders and cadres were jailed without trial. Again on December 29-30, over a thousand CPI(M) cadres were arrested, and held in jail without trial. In 1965 new waves of arrests of CPI(M) cadres took place in West Bengal, as the party launched agitations against the rise in fares in the Calcutta Tramways and against the then prevailing food crisis. State-wide general strikes and hartals were observed on August 5, 1965, March 10-11, 1966 and April 6, 1966. The March 1966 general strike results in several deaths in confrontations with police forces. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Logo of the CTC The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited (CTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken company that runs trams in Kolkata and buses in and around Kolkata. ... Hartal is a term in many Indian languages for strike action, used often during the Indian Independence Movement. ...

Also in Kerala, mass arrests of CPI(M) cadres were carried out during 1965. In Bihar, the party called for a Bandh (general strike) in Patna on August 9, 1965 in protest against the Congress state government. During the strike, police resorted to violent actions against the organisers of the strike. The strike was followed by agitations in other parts of the state. For other uses, see Arrest (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Hartal is a term in many Indian languages for strike action, used often during the Indian Independence Movement. ... For other uses, see Patna (disambiguation). ...

P. Sundaraiah, after being released from jail, spent the period of September 1965-February 1966 in Moscow for medical treatment. In Moscow he also held talks with the CPSU.^[10] For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ...

The Central Committee of CPI(M) held its first meeting on June 12-19 1966. The reason for delaying the holding of a regular CC meeting was the fact that several of the persons elected as CC members at the Calcutta Congress were jailed at the time.^[11] A CC meeting had been scheduled to have been held in Trichur during the last days of 1964, but had been cancelled due to the wave of arrests against the party. The meeting discussed tactics for electoral alliances, and concluded that the party should seek to form a broad electoral alliances with alliances with all non-reactionary opposition parties in West Bengal (i.e. all parties except Jan Sangh and Swatantra Party). This decision was strongly criticised by the Communist Party of China, the Party of Labour of Albania, the Communist Party of New Zealand and the radicals within the party itself. The line was changed at a National Council meeting in Jullunder in October 1966, were it was decided that the party should only form alliances with selected left parties.^[12] For the district with the same name, see Thrissur district. ... Bharatiya Jana Sangh is the old name of Bharatiya Janata Party of India. ... Swatantra Party (swatantra in Hindi means independence) was a political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1959. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China and also the worlds largest political party. ... The Albanian Party of Labour (Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh) was the sole legal political party in Albania during communist rule (1946-1991). ... The Communist Party of New Zealand was a Communist political party operating in New Zealand. ... Jalandhar   (Punjabi: ) is an ancient city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. ...

1967 General Election

In the 1967 Lok Sabha elections CPI(M) nominated 59 candidates. In total 19 of them were elected. The party received 6.2 million votes (4.28% of the nationwide vote). By comparison, CPI won 23 seats and got 5.11% of the nation-wide vote. In the state legistative elections held simultaneously, the CPI(M) emerged as a major party in Kerala and West Bengal. In Kerala a United Front government led by E.M.S. Namboodiripad was formed.^[13] In West Bengal, CPI(M) was the main force behind the United Front government formed. The Chief Ministership was given to Ajoy Mukherjee of the Bangla Congress (a regional splinter-group of the Indian National Congress). The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Andhra redirects here. ... , Assam  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [É”xÉ”m]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... For the town in Hoshiarpur district, see Hariana. ... , Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA:  ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... -1... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... , Manipur   (Meiteilon: মনিপুর in Eastern Nagari script, mnipur in Meitei Mayek) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... , For other uses, see Mysore (disambiguation). ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Ajoy Mukherjee was chief minister of West Bengal India . ... Bangla Congress, regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

Naxalbari uprising

At this point the party now stood at a crossroad. Some sectors were wary of the increasing parliamentary focus of the party leadership, especially after the electoral victories in West Bengal and Kerala. Developments in China also affected the situation inside the party. In West Bengal two separate internal dissident tendencies emerged, which both could be identified as supporting the Chinese line.^[14] In 1967 a peasant uprising broke out in Naxalbari, in northern West Bengal. The insurgency was led by hardline district-level CPI(M) leaders Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal. The hardliners within CPI(M) saw the Naxalbari uprising as the spark that would ignite the Indian revolution. The Communist Party of China hailed the Naxalbari movement, causing an abrupt break in CPI(M)-CPC relations.^[15] The Naxalbari movement was violently repressed by the West Bengal government, of which CPI(M) was a major partner. Within the party, the hardliners rallied around an All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries. Following the 1968 Burdwan plenum of CPI(M) (held on April 5-12, 1968), the AICCCR separated themselves from CPI(M). This splits divided the party throughout the country. But notably in West Bengal, which was the epicentre of the violent radicalist stream, no prominent leading figure left the party. The party and the Naxalites (as the rebels were called) were soon to get into a bloody feud, a conflict which continues until today. ... Charu Majumdar Charu Majumdar(Bangla: চারু মজুমদার) (1918-1972) was an Indian Maoist revolutionary born in 1918 in Siliguri, West Bengal. ... Kanu Sanyal Kanu Sanyal is one of the founding leaders of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) formed in 1969. ... All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries was formed in 1967 as a pro-China splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Bardhaman is a district town in West Bengal. ... Map showing the districts affected by the Naxalite movement Naxalite or Naxalism is an informal name given to radical, often violent, revolutionary communist groups that were born out of the Sino-Soviet split in the Indian communist movement. ...

In Andhra Pradesh another revolt was taking place. There the pro-Naxalbari dissidents had not established any presence. But in the party organisation there were many veterans from the Telangana armed struggle, who rallied against the central party leadership. In Andhra Pradesh the radicals had a strong base even amongst the state-level leadership. The main leader of the radical tendency was T. Nagi Reddy, a member of the state legislative assembly. On June 15, 1968 the leaders of the radical tendency published a press statement outlining the critique of the development of CPI(M). It was signed by T. Nagi Reddy, D.V. Rao, Kolla Venkaiah and Chandra Pulla Reddy.^[16] In total around 50% of the party cadres in Andhra Pradesh left the party to form the Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries, under the leadership of T. Nagi Reddy.^[17] Tarimala Nagi Reddy was a communist politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (APCCCR) was a leftist split from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

Dismissal of United Front governments in West Bengal and Kerala

In November 1967, the West Bengal United Front government was dismissed by the central government. Initially the Indian National Congress formed a minority government led by Prafulla Chandra Ghosh, but that cabinet did not last long. Following the proclamation that the United Front government had been dislodged, a 48-hartal was effective throughout the state. After the fall of the Ghosh cabinet, the state was but under President's Rule. CPI(M) launched agitations against the interventions of the central government in West Bengal. Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. ...

The 8th Party Congress of CPI(M) was held in Cochin, Kerala, on December 23-29, 1968. On December 25, 1968, whilst the congress was held, 42 Dalits were burned alive in the Tamil village of Kilavenmani. The massacre was a retaliation from landlords after Dalit labourers had taken part in a CPI(M)-led agitation for higher wages.^[18][19] Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dalit is a demeaning term referred to the so-called outcast people of India in a hindu religion. ...

The United Front government in Kerala was forced out of office in October 1969, as the CPI, RSP, KTP and Muslim League ministers resigned. E.M.S. Namboodiripad handed in his resignation on October 24.^[20] A coalition government led by CPI leader C. Achutha Menon was formed, with the outside support of the Indian National Congress. C. Achutha Menon (b. ... Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...

Elections in West Bengal and Kerala

Fresh elections were held in West Bengal in 1969. CPI(M) contested 97 seats, and won 80. The party was now the largest in the West Bengal legislative.^[21] But with the active support of CPI and the Bangla Congress, Ajoy Mukherjee was returned as Chief Minister of the state. Mukherjee resigned on March 16 1970, after a pact had been reached between CPI, Bangla Congress and the Indian National Congress against CPI(M). CPI(M) strove to form a new government, instead but the central government put the state under President's Rule.

In Kerala fresh elections were held in 1970. CPI(M) contested 73 seats and won 29. After the election Achutha Menon formed a new ministry, including ministers from the Indian National Congress.

Formation of CITU

2004 election mural for CPI(M) candidate Sujan Chakraborty in Jadavpur

Following the 1964 split, CPI(M) cadres had remained active with the All India Trade Union Congress. But as relations between CPI and CPI(M) soured, with the backdrop of confrontations in West Bengal and Kerala, a split also surfaced in the AITUC. In December 1969, eight CPI(M) members walked out of an AITUC Working Committee meeting. The eight called for an All India Trade Union Convention, which was held in Goa April 9-10, 1970. The convention decided that all All India Trade Union Conference be held on May 28-31 in Calcutta. The Calcutta conference would be the founding conference of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a new pro-CPI(M) trade union movement.^[22] Sujan Chakraborty (born 16 March 1959) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ... Jadavpur is one of the major southern suburbs of Kolkata (Calcutta). ... AITUC rally in Alappuzha AITUC mural in Ernakulam The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the three largest. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... 4th CITU West Bengal state conference poster Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a national central trade union federation in India. ...

Outbreak of war in East Pakistan

In 1971 Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) declared its independence from Pakistan. The Pakistani military tried to quell the uprising. India intervened militarily and gave active backing to the Bangladeshi resistance. Millions of Bangladeshi refugees sought shelter in India, especially in West Bengal. East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... Liberation War commemoration poster Mukti Bahini (Bengali: ) (Liberation Army), also termed as the Freedom Fighters or FFs was a guerrilla force which fought against the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. ...

At the time the radical sections of the Bangladeshi communist movement was divided into many factions. Whilst the pro-Soviet Communist Party of Bangladesh actively participated in the resistance struggle, the pro-China communist tendency found itself in a peculiar situation as China had sided with Pakistan in the war. In Calcutta, were many Bangladeshi leftists had sought refugee, CPI(M) worked to coordinate the efforts to create a new political organization. In the fall of 1971 three small groups, which were all hosted by the CPI(M), came together to form the Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist). The new party became the sister party of CPI(M) in Bangladesh.^[23] Poster of the CPB commemorating the 50th anniversary of its foundation (as part of the Communist Party of Pakistan The Communist Party of Bangladesh is a Communist party in Bangladesh. ... Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist), a communist party in Bangladesh. ...

1971 General Election

Martyrs Column in Haripad, Kerala

With the backdrop of the Bangladesh War and the emerging role of Indira Gandhi as a populist national leader, the 1971 election to the Lok Sabha was held. CPI(M) contested 85 seats, and won in 25. In total the party mustered 7510089 votes (5.12% of the national vote). 20 of the seats came from West Bengal (including Somnath Chatterjee, elected from Burdwan), 2 from Kerala (including A.K. Gopalan, elected from Trichur), 2 from Tripura (Biren Dutta and Dasarath Deb) and 1 from Andhra Pradesh.^[24] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (571x788, 114 KB)Martyrs Column in Haripaad, Kerala, for the people who were killed during land rights agitations. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (571x788, 114 KB)Martyrs Column in Haripaad, Kerala, for the people who were killed during land rights agitations. ... A young Indira Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, during one of the latters fasts Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: ) (19 November 1917 - October 31, 1984) She was the Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Somnath Chatterjee (born July 25, 1929 in Tezpur, Assam) is a politician in India. ... Dasarth Deb, a political leader in the Indian state of Tripura. ...

In the same year, state legislative elections were held in three states; West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Orissa. In West Bengal CPI(M) had 241 candidates, winning 113 seats. In total the party mustered 4241557 votes (32.86% of the state-wide vote). In Tamil Nadu CPI(M) contested 37 seats, but drew blank. The party got 259298 votes (1.65% of the state-wide vote). In Orissa the party contested 11 seats, and won in two. The CPI(M) vote in the state was 52785 (1.2% of the state-wide vote).^[25]

1970s, 1980s, 1990s

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In the 1977 election, the CPI(M) gained the majority in the Legislative Assembly of the State of West Bengal, defeating the Congress (I). Jyoti Basu became the chief minister of West Bengal, an office he held until his retirement in 2000. The CPI(M) has held the majority in the West Bengal government continuously since 1977. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Accusations and Controversies

Accusations of Extremism

Indian cabnet minister Mani Shankar Aiyar of the ruling center-left Coilition United Progressive Alliance has called its ally Communist Party of India (Marxist) far left^[26] This allegation has been repeated by other Journalists^[27] Largest Indian Newspaper Times of India has accused CPI(M) of unleasing authoritarian violance and Red terror^[28] Mani Shankar Aiyar Mani Shankar Aiyar (born April 10, 1941, Lahore) is a controversial Indian politician. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... The Common Man featured on a commemorative stamp released by the Indian Postal Service on the 150th Anniversary of the Times of India - 1988. ... For other uses, see Red Terror (disambiguation). ...

Accusation of Caste Bias and being an Upper Cast Dominated Party

Yogendra Yadav, senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, wrote in an article "This gap between the CPI(M)'s preaching and practice did not surprise me." Yadav refers to Christophe Jaffrelot's research on the social profile of MLAs in India, which shows that the proportion of upper caste MLAs is on the decline all over the country since the 1960s except in West Bengal. Here, the proportion of upper castes has increased in the state assembly after 1977, after the Left Front came to power. He points out the caste composition of successive Left Front ministries: about two thirds of the ministers come from the top three jatis (Brahman, Boddis, Kayasthas). Yadav also points to an earlier occurrence of a similar nature in West Bengal, in Alipurduar, in 1987 where CPI (M) goons attacked a peaceful, Dalit march. The peaceful protestors were then victimised by the police. ^{[29] [30]}

2007 Nandigram conflict

The controversies over the West Bengal government's economic policies were brought to the fore in the Nandigram dispute in which farmers in the Nandigram area protested against an alleged government plan to compulsory purchase their farmland to make way for a petrochemical complex proposed by the Salim Group from Indonesia. The controversy over the plans was compounded by violent clashes between protestors, CPI(M) activists and the police. The Salim Group is Indonesias big­gest conglomerate with assets including Indofood Sukses Mamur, the worlds largest instant noodle producer, and Bogasari, a larg­e flour-milling operation [1]. The group was founded by Sudono Salim. ...

Unrest broke out in the area, which became cut off after protestors destroyed bridges and roads. On February 17-18 the CPI(M) politburo intervened in the issue and halted the founding of SEZs until the SEZ Act would have been revised.^[31] On March 14, 2007, 14 villagers were killed as the police attempted to reimpose order. The killings led to heavy criticism of the CPI(M) from opposition parties, other sections of the left and NGOs. In the ensuing violence, CPI(M) cadres and sympathisers were driven away from the area, CPI(M) sources claimed that 2000 of their followers had to live in nearby refugee camps. Violence flared up again in November 2007, as hundreds of CPI(M) followers re-entered the barricaded areas in Nandigram. is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

The dispute led to nation-wide discussions over the efficacy of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which are being set up to attract foreign investment, and allegations that the Left Front government's policies were contrary to its professed support for the rural poor.

Party Organization

CPI(M) got 5.66% of votes polled in last parliamentary election (May 2004) and it has 43 MPs. It won 42.31% on an average in the 69 seats it contested. It supports the new Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, but without becoming a part of it. Legislative elections were held in India, the worlds largest democracy, in four phases between April 20 and May 10, 2004. ... Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ...

In West Bengal and Tripura it participates in the Left Front. In Kerala the party is part of the Left Democratic Front. In Tamil Nadu it is part of the Progressive Democratic Alliance. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Left Front election propaganda in Kolkata 2004 DSP-meeting in Kolkata West Bengal Left Front Committee meeting for solidarity with Tripura Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. ... -1... Left Democratic Front is one of the two major alliances that dominate the political life of the Indian state Kerala. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Its members in Great Britain are in the electoral front Unity for Peace and Socialism with the Communist Party of Britain and the British domiciled sections of the Communist Party of Bangladesh and the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). It is standing 13 candidates in the London-wide list section of the Greater London Assembly (GLA) elections in May 2008. ^[32] The Communist Party of Britain, which claimed to have 1026 members in 2007, is the largest Communist party in the United Kingdom. ... Poster of the CPB commemorating the 50th anniversary of its foundation (as part of the Communist Party of Pakistan The Communist Party of Bangladesh is a Communist party in Bangladesh. ... The Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas), better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ (usually pronounced koo-koo-eh or kappa-kappa-epsilon), is the communist party of Greece and the oldest party in the Greek political scene. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ...

Membership

CPI(M) 18th Congress rally in Delhi

CPI(M) rally in Agartala

A tableaux in a CPI(M) rally in Kerala, India showing two farmers forming the hammer and sickle, the most famous communist symbol.

As of 2004, the party claimed a membership of 867 763.^[33] For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 225 KB) Summary CPI(M) rally in Agartala, Tripura. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 225 KB) Summary CPI(M) rally in Agartala, Tripura. ... Agartala   (Bengali: আগরতলা) is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ... -1... For other uses, see Hammer and sickle (disambiguation). ...

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Leadership

CPI(M) leaders at the 18th party congress

Harkishan Singh Surjeet and Jyoti Basu

The current general secretary of CPI(M) is Prakash Karat. The CPI(M) MP Somnath Chatterjee is the speaker of the Lok Sabha (2004). The 19th party congress of CPI(M), held in Koimbatore March 29-April 3 2008 elected a Central Committee with 87 members. The Central Committee later elected a 15-member Politburo: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1166x864, 156 KB) Summary Inaugural session of the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1166x864, 156 KB) Summary Inaugural session of the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 336 KB) Summary Press conference at the book release of Memoirs - 25 Communist Freedom Fighters by Sitaram Yechuri at the 18th congress of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi, 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 336 KB) Summary Press conference at the book release of Memoirs - 25 Communist Freedom Fighters by Sitaram Yechuri at the 18th congress of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi, 2005. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Harkishan Singh Surjeet Harkishan Singh Surjeet (born 23 March 1916) is a communist politician from Punjab, India. ... Jyoti Basu (Bengali: ) (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Politburo is short for Political Bureau. ...

• V.S. Achuthanandan
• Prakash Karat
• Sitaram Yechury
• S. Ramachandran Pillai
• Nirupam Sen
• Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
• Biman Bose
• Manik Sarkar
• Pinarai Vijayan
• M.K. Pandhe
• Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
• Mohammad Amin
• K. Varadarajan
• B.V. Raghavulu
• Brinda Karat

The 19th congress saw the departure of the last two members of the Polit Bureau who had been on the original Polit Bureau in 1964, Harkishen Singh Surjeet and Jyoti Basu.^[34] Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, (Malayalam: വേലിക്കകത്ത് ശങ്കരന്‍ അച്യുതാനന്ദന്‍) (20 October 1923 – ) is the twentieth Chief Minister of Kerala state, India. ... Prakash Karat (Malayalam: പ്രകാശ് കാരാത്) is communist politician from India. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... S. Ramachandran Pillai S. Ramachandran Pillai (b. ... Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is the Home Minister of Kerala. ... Manik Sarkar, (born 1949) an Indian politician. ... Pinarai Vijayan was a communist politician from Kerala, India. ... M. K. Pandhe (Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe) (born June 11, 1924) is a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and is also the General Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), one of the largest Trade Unions in India. ... Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (Bengali: ) (born March 1, 1944) is an Indian Communist politician, who has served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal (India) since November 6, 2000. ... B.V. Raghavulu is the State Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the CPI (M) party in India. ... Brinda Karat (b. ... Jyoti Basu (Bengali: ) (born July 8, 1914) is a Communist politician from West Bengal, India. ...

State Committee secretaries

• Andaman & Nicobar: K.G. Das
• Assam: Uddhab Barman
• Bihar: Vijaykant Thakur
• Chattisgarh: M.K. Nandi
• Delhi: P.M.S. Grewal
• Goa: Thaelman Perera
• Haryana: Inderjit Singh
• Jharkhand: J.S. Majumdar
• Karnataka: V.J.K. Nair
• Madhya Pradesh: Badal Saroj
• Maharashtra: Ashok Dhawale
• Orissa: Janardan Pati
• Punjab: Balwant Singh
• Rajasthan: Vasudev Sharma
• Sikkim: Balram Adhikari
• Tamil Nadu: N. Varadarajan
• Tripura: Baidyanath Majumdar
• Uttaranchal: Vijai Rawat
• Uttar Pradesh: S.P. Kashyap
• West Bengal: Biman Bose^[35]

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The principal mass organizations of CPI(M)

• Democratic Youth Federation of India
• Students Federation of India
• Centre of Indian Trade Unions class organisation
• All India Kisan Sabha peasants' organization
• All India Agricultural Workers Union
• All India Democratic Women's Association
• Bank Employees Federation of India
• All India Lawyers Union

In Tripura, the Ganamukti Parishad is a major mass organization amongst the tribal peoples of the state. In Kerala the Adivasi Kshema Samithi, a tribal organisation is controlled by CPI(M). DYFI banner DYFI rally in Kolkata Democratic Youth Federation of India (in Hindi भारत कि जनवादी नौजवन सभा, Bharat ki Janvadi Naujavan Sabha), the youth organization of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Flag of the Students Federation of India Students Federation of India (SFI) is one of the major student organisations of India. ... 4th CITU West Bengal state conference poster Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a national central trade union federation in India. ... All India Kisan Sabha, the peasants front of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... The All India Democratic Womens Association (in Hindi: अखिल भरतिय जनवादी महिला समिति), is the womens wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) is a bank trade union comprising of employees of commercial banks, Reserve Bank of India, NABARD, regional rural banks and co-operative banks. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Ganamukti Parishad flag Mukti Parishader Itikatha Tripura Rajaer Upajati Ganamukti Parishad (Tripura State Tribal Peoples Liberation Council) In 1948 the Mukti Parishad (Liberation Council, later renamed Ganamukti Parishad) was formed as a struggle front against the despotic rule of the monarchic leadership of Tripura. ... An Adivasi woman from the Kutia Kondh tribal group in Orissa Ä€divāsÄ«s (in Devanagari script: आदिवासी), literally original inhabitants, comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. ...

This apart, on the cultural front as many as 12 major organisations are led by CPI(M).

Party Publications

From the Centre, two weekly newspapers are published, People's Democracy (English) and Lok Lehar (Hindi). The central theoretical organ of the party is The Marxist, published quarterly in English.

Daily Newspapers

• Ganashakti (West Bengal, Bengali)
• Desabhimani (Kerala), Malayalam)
• Daily Desher Katha (Tripura, Bengali)
• Theekathir (Tamil Nadu, Tamil)
• Prajashakti (Andhra Pradesh, Telugu)

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Weeklies

• Abshar (West Bengal, Urdu)
• Swadhintha (West Bengal, Hindi)
• Desh Hiteshi (Bengali)
• Janashakthi (Karnataka, Kannada)^[36]
• Jeevan Marg (Maharashtra, Marathi)
• Samyabadi (Orissa, Oriya)
• Deshabhimani Vaarika (Kerala, Malayalam)
• Ganashakti (Assamese, Assam)

, West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... -1... Bangla redirects here. ... This article is about the Indian region. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... Oriya is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa. ... -1... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Assamese (অসমীয়া) or Asamiya is the language spoken by some of the natives of the state of Assam in northeast India. ... , Assam  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [É”xÉ”m]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ...

Fortnightlies

• Lok Jatan (Madhya Pradesh, Hindi)
• Lok Samvad (Uttar Pradesh, Hindi)
• Sarfarosh Chintan (Gujarat, Gujarati)

, Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... -1... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... -1... This article is for the Indian state. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી GujÇŽrātÄ«; also known as Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, and Guujaratee[3]) is an Indo-Aryan language descending from Sanskrit, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. ...

Monthlies

• Shabtaab (Urdu)
• Yeh Naya Raste (Jammu & Kashmir, Urdu)
• Lok Lahar (Punjabi)
• Nandan (Bengali)
• Marxist (Tamil language)

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Theoretical Publications

• Marxist (English)
• Marksbadi Path (Bengali)
• Chinta (Malayalam)
• Marxist (Telugu)

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Publishing Houses

• Leftword Publication
• CPI(M) Publication
• National Book Agency (West Bengal)
• Chinta Publication (Kerala)
• Prajasakti Book House (Andhra Pradesh)
• Deshabhimani Book House (Kerala)
• Natun Sahitya Parishad (Assam)

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State governments

As of 2008, CPI(M) leds state governments in three states, West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura. Chief ministers belonging to the party are Buddhadev Bhattacharya, V.S. Achuthanandan and Manik Sarkar. In West Bengal and Tripura, the party had a majority of its own in the state assemblies, but governs together with Left Front partners. In Kerala, the party is the largest component of the Left Democratic Front.

The CPI(M) faces criticism for leftwing sectors regarding its governance policies.^[37] Some CPI(M) insiders have also raised questions about CPI(M) compromising with corporate interests. Budhadeb Bhattacharya's own cabinet minister (Land Reform Minister) and CPI(M) leader Abdul Razzak Mollah opposed Buddhadeb's supposedly "neo-liberal" line.^{[citation needed]} He opposed the provisions of the land acquisition bill in the West Bengal state assembly. Former West Bengal finance minister and former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Dr. Ashok Mitra also expressed his disagreements with what he sees as CPI(M)'s ideological shift towards economic liberalisation. The term neoliberalism is used to describe a political-economic philosophy that had major implications for government policies beginning in the 1970s – and increasingly prominent since 1980 – that de-emphasizes or rejects positive government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by encouraging free...

In Kerala, Prof. M.N. Vijayan, former editor of the CPI(M) owned “Deshabhimani weekly”, argued that CPI(M) policies are now influenced by neoliberalism and rebelled against the influence of foreign fund on party functioning, influence of capital in the cultural field, and attempt to replace class politics with that of identity politics.^[38] Under M.N. Vijayan's leadership, in Kerala Adhinivesa Prathirodha Samithi (Council for Resisting Imperialist Globalisation), was formed by CPI(M) activists.^[39] M.N. Vijayan (also known as Vijayan Mash) (8 June 1930 – 3 October 2007) was an Indian writer, orator and academic. ... For the school of international relations, see Neoliberalism in international relations. ... Identity politics is the political activity of various social movements for self-determination. ...

Prabhat Patnaik, a CPI(M) economist, has also questioned the influence of the logic of industrialisation using the Grande Industry route as being the sine qua non of industrial policy in West Bengal.^[40][41]. Prabhat Patnaik is an Indian social scientist. ...

Name

Urdu mural for the CPI(M) candidate in the Kolkata North East constituency in the 2004 Lok Sabha election, Mohammed Salim

In Hindi CPI(M) is often called मार्क्सवादी कमयुनिस्त पार्टी (Marksvadi Kamyunist Party, abbreviated MaKaPa). The official party name in Hindi is however Bharat ki Kamyunist Party (Marksvadi). CPI(M) election mural urgíng voters to cast their vote in favour of CPI(M) Kolkata North-East candidate Mohammed Salim, in the Lok Sabha elections of 2004. ... CPI(M) election mural urgíng voters to cast their vote in favour of CPI(M) Kolkata North-East candidate Mohammed Salim, in the Lok Sabha elections of 2004. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Md. ... -1...

During the initial period after the split 1964, the party was often referred to as 'Left Communist Party' or 'Communist Party of India (Left)'. The CPI was then, in the same parlance, dubbed as the 'Rightist Communist Party'. The party decided to adopt the name 'Communist Party of India (Marxist)' ahead of the March 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, in order to obtain an election symbol.^[42]

Splits and offshoots

A large number of parties have been formed as a result of splits from the CPI(M), such as Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), Marxist Communist Party of India, Marxist Coordination Committee in Jharkhand, Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy, Communist Marxist Party and BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi in Kerala, Party of Democratic Socialism in West Bengal, Janganotantrik Morcha in Tripura, the Ram Pasla group in Punjab, Orissa Communist Party in Orissa, etc. The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) was formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. ... Marxist Communist Party of India, splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... Marxist Coordination Committee, political party in Jharkhand, India. ... , Jharkhand   (Hindi: झाड़खण्ड, Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ড,IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... JSS party emblem, on a mural in Alappuzha Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (Association for Defence of Democracy) is a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. ... CMP flag CMP posters in Nedumangad Communist Marxist Party is a political party in Kerala, south India. ... BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi (BTR-EMS-AKG Peoples Forum) is a political group in the South Indian state of Kerala, a splinter-group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). ... -1... PDS state conference 2003 poster PDS state conference 2003 poster PDS state conference 2003 poster PDS Kolkata district conference 2003 poster Party of Democratic Socialism, a political party in West Bengal in India. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Janganotantrik Morcha (Peoples Democratic Front), political party in the Indian state of Tripura. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... Lok Sangharsh Morcha (Peoples Struggle Front), a front organization of the Ram Pasla-led fraction of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Punjab. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Orissa Communist Party, political party in the Indian state of Orissa. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ...

Election results

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Party related websites

• CPI(M) web site
• Leftword Books CPI(M) publishing house
• CPI(M) Andhra Pradesh State Committee

Party publications

• People's Democracy
• Daily Desher Katha
• Deshabhimani
• Ganashakti
• Lok Samvad
• Prajasakti
• Theekathir
• Janashakthi

Articles

• Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive Opinion on party structure by Sumanta Sen. The Telegraph Calcutta, India. March 31, 2005. Accessed April 1, 2005.
• Veteran Communists Honoured News article on Party history conference. The Hindu. April 6, 2005. Accessed April 8, 2005.
• All you wanted to know about CPI-M News article on CPI-M. Rediff News. April 8, 2005. Accessed April 8, 2005.
• An Upbeat Left by Venkitesh Ramakrishnan. Frontline Volume 22 - Issue 09, Apr. 23 - May. 06, 2005

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v • d • e Political parties in India National coalitions Left Front - National Democratic Alliance - United Progressive Alliance Recognized national parties Bahujan Samaj Party - Bharatiya Janata Party - Communist Party of India - Communist Party of India (Marxist) - Indian National Congress - Nationalist Congress Party - Rashtriya Janata Dal Recognized state parties All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - All India Forward Bloc - All India Trinamool Congress - Arunachal Congress - Asom Gana Parishad - Biju Janata Dal - Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Federal Party of Manipur - Indian Federal Democratic Party - Indian National Lok Dal - Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra - Jammu & Kashmir National Conference - Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party - Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party - Janata Dal (Secular) - Janata Dal (United) - Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - Kerala Congress - Kerala Congress (Mani) - Lok Jan Shakti Party - Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party - Manipur People's Party - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Meghalaya Democratic Party - Mizo National Front - Mizoram People's Conference - Muslim League Kerala State Committee - Nagaland People's Front - Pattali Makkal Katchi - Rashtriya Lok Dal - Revolutionary Socialist Party - Samajwadi Party - Shiromani Akali Dal - Shiv Sena - Sikkim Democratic Front - Telangana Rashtra Samithi - Telugu Desam Party - United Democratic Party - United Goans Democratic Party - Uttarakhand Kranti Dal - Zoram Nationalist Party Other parties in parliament All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen - Bharatiya Navshakti Party - Loktantrik Jan Samta Party - National Loktantrik Party - Republican Party of India (Athvale) - Swatantra Bharat Paksh Other unrecognized, new-born or parties with limited presence. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena - Socialist Unity Centre of India Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of India

The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... Judiciary Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India High Courts District Courts Elections Political Parties Local & State Govt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There are, at present, a number of communist parties active in various countries across the world, and a number who used to be active. ... The Coordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain is a bureau within the CPB which meets with overseas communist parties that have memberships in Britain. ... Judiciary Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India High Courts District Courts Elections Political Parties Local & State Govt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Left Front election propaganda in Kolkata 2004 DSP-meeting in Kolkata West Bengal Left Front Committee meeting for solidarity with Tripura Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. ... The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition in India. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... For the Nepalese party, see Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... This January 2007 needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... RJD Womens wing office in Delhi The [Rashtriya Janata Dal]http://www. ... Dr M. G. Ramachandran Janaki Ramachandran second Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from AIADMK Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) (Tamil: அனைத்து இந்திய அண்ணா திராவிட முன்னேற்ற கழகம்) is a regional political party in Tamil Nadu state in India. ... The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. ... Prior to the merger the students wing of the party was known as Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, the teachers wing Nationalist Democratic Teachers’ Association and the trade union wing was called Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress. ... Arunchal Congress election symbol Arunachal Congress is a regional political party in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Asom Gana Parishad (Assam Peoples Association), political party in Assam, India. ... The Biju Janata Dal is a regional party of the Indian state of Orissa. ... Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation is a communist political party in India. ... This article is about the political party in Tamil Nadu, India. ... The Federal Party of Manipur is a political party recognised in the Indian state of Manipur. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories... Indian National Lok Dal, a political party in India, based in the state of Haryana. ... INPT flag Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra, political party in the Indian state of Tripura. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... The Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party is a political party based in Jammu and Kashmir, India. ... € The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. ... The Janata Dal (Secular) is a left of centre Indian political party. ... Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India. ... JSS party emblem, on a mural in Alappuzha Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (Association for Defence of Democracy) is a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा) is a political party in India. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... The Kerala Congress (Mani faction) is a recognised state level political party in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Lok Jan Shakti Party is a political party in India. ... Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, the oldest political party in the Indian state of Goa. ... Manipur Peoples Party, a political party in the Indian state of Manipur. ... Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK; Tamil: மறுமலர்ச்சித் திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994. ... The Meghalaya Democratic Party is a political party recognised in the India state of Meghalaya. ... Mizo National Front, a regional political party in Mizoram, India. ... Mizoram Peoples Conference, a regional political party in Mizoram, India. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories... The Nagaland Peoples Front is a political party in the Indian state of Nagaland. ... Pattali Makkal Katchi (பாட்டாளி மக்கள் கட்சி, abbreviated PMK), a Tamil political party. ... Rashtriya Lok Dal (National Peoples Party), a political party in India. ... Party flag Announcement of the 17th RSP National Conference in Pondicherry RSP-UTUC flagpole in Allepey, Kerala RSP poster in Kerala, honouring historical RSP leader T.K. Divakaran RSP mural in Agartala RSP election propaganda in Amarpur, Tripura Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. ... Samajwadi Party flag Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party) is a political party in India. ... Akali Dal, also termed as Shiromani Akali Dal (Akali Religious Party), is a Sikh political party mainly based in Punjab, India. ... Shiv Sena (DevanāgarÄ«: शिव सेना Śīv Senā), meaning Army of Shiva, referring to Shivaji is a nationalist political party in India founded on June 19, 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who is currently the president of the party. ... The Sikkim Democratic Front is the largest and ruling party of the Indian state of Sikkim. ... Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Telugu Desam Party (Telugu :తెలుగు దేశం Party for Telugu Land and people) or TDP is a regional political party in Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... The United Democratic Party is a political party recognised in Meghalaya state, India. ... United Goans Democratic Party one of the two former dominating political parties in the Indian state of Goa. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories... Zoram Nationalist Party, formerly Mizo National Front (Nationalist), is a political party in Mizoram, India. ... All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (meaning All India Council of the Union of Muslims, name in Urdu: , Kul Hind Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) is a Muslim political party India. ... Bharatiya Navshakti Party (Indian New Force Party), a political party in India. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories... National Loktantrik Party (National Democratic Party), a political party in India, working amongst the Muslim minority community. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... The Swatantra Bharat Paksh (Marathi: , Independent India Party) is a liberal political party in Maharashtra, India, formed in 1994 by Sharad Anantrao Joshi (former Shetkari Sanghatana leader). ... The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a regional political party operative in Maharashtra,India. ... The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) is a communist party in India. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      This is an overview of political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to a list of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country . ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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