List of communist parties in India

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This page contains a list of political parties in India that are aligned with the communist ideology.

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Most Communist Parties in India trace their origin back to:

Communist parties registered with the Election Commission of India

Communist Parties with National Party Status

Election
Symbol		NameFoundedIdeology Leader Seats in
Lok Sabha 		Seats in
Rajya Sabha 		Seats in State
Assemblies 		Seats in State
Councils
CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg
CPIM [1] [2] 7 November 1964
(61 years ago) [3] [4] [5] 		Marxism–Leninism M. A. Baby
4 / 543
5 / 245
82 / 4,036
0 / 426

Communist parties with state party status

Election
Symbol		NameFoundedIdeology Leader Recognised InSeats in
Lok Sabha 		Seats in
Rajya Sabha 		Seats in State
Assemblies 		Seats in State
Councils
CPI symbol.svg
CPI 26 December 1925(100 years ago) Marxism–Leninism D. Raja Kerala,
Manipur,
Tamil Nadu
2 / 543
2 / 245
22 / 4,036
2 / 426
Flag Logo of CPIML.png
CPIML Liberation [6] 28 July 1974(51 years ago) [7] [8] [9] Marxism–Leninism
Maoism 		Dipankar Bhattacharya [10] [11] Bihar [12]
2 / 543
0 / 245
13 / 4,036
0 / 426

Other Parties

Party
Banner		NameFoundedIdeology Leader Seats in
Lok Sabha 		Seats in
Rajya Sabha 		Seats in State
Assemblies 		Seats in State
Councils
RMPI flag.jpg
RMPI 17 September 2016
(9 years ago) [13] [14] [15] 		Marxism–Leninism Mangat Ram Pasla
0 / 543
0 / 245
1 / 4,036
0 / 426

Naxal-Maoist Parties

NameIdeologyLeader
CPIML Red Star [16] Marxism–Leninism–Maoism [16] P. J James
CPIML Class Struggle Viswam
CPIML New Democracy Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Yatendra Kumar
CPIML Mass Line Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Pradeep Singh

Naxal-Maoist Parties engaged in armed struggle

Party BannerNameIdeologyLeader
South Asian Communist Banner.svg CPI(Maoist) Maoism, Communism Thippiri Tirupathi

Trotskyist Communist parties

Trotskyist leaning Communist Parties

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN   978-0-19-997489-4.
  2. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "ഇന്ത്യ - ചൈന സംഘർഷം : 1962 ൻ്റെ പാഠങ്ങൾ". www.leftclicknews.com/.
  4. ↑ "CIA papers trace split of Indian Communists". The Times of India. 30 June 2007.
  5. ↑ "Communist Party in Kerala". CPI(M). Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Amending Notification regarding Political Parties and their Symbols Dated 01.03.2021". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "A Lesson In Dynamism And Dedication". Communist Party of India(Marxist-Leninist) Liberation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Naxalism today".
  9. ↑ "The road from Naxalbari". www.flonnet.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Organisation". cpiml.org.
  11. ↑ Bhushan, Ranjit (2016). Maoism in India and Nepal. New York: Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-315-68549-6.
  12. ↑ "Amending Notification regarding Political Parties and their Symbol dated 1 March 2021". Election Commission of India . Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
  13. ↑ archive, From our online (11 March 2019). "RMPI to contest in four constituencies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "RMP extends footprint nationally, evolves into RMPI". OnManorama. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Poll pot-boiler for RMPI". The Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  16. 1 2 "12th Congress Of CPI (ML) Red Star Calls For All Out Offensive Against RSS Fascism| Countercurrents". countercurrents.org. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ Dissolved in 1972


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