The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation is a communist political party in India. The party is represented in Bihar and Jharkhand Legislative Assemblies. Since 2023,the party is also a member of the INDIA electoral alliance. In Bihar,party has significant base amongst the Extremely Backward Castes and the Schedule Castes. It was successful in mobilising Upper Backward Caste group such as Koeris in some districts of central Bihar,prior to the rise of Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party faced existential crisis when a large section of its Koeri and Yadav support base was defected to Rashtriya Janata Dal in 1990s. However,the ideological commitment of its cadre protected it from disintegration. It staged a comeback in politics after winning twelve seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020 and by sending two of its members to Lok Sabha in 2024 Indian general elections.
Communism in India has existed as a social or political ideology as well as a political movement since at least as early as the 1920s. In its early years,communist ideology was harshly suppressed through legal prohibitions and criminal prosecutions. Eventually,communist parties became ensconced in national party politics,sprouting several political offshoots.
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Barsoi Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Rameshwar Prasad is an Indian politician,belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation. He is a Central Committee member of CPI (ML) Liberation and the president of All India Agricultural Labourers Association (AIALA).
Meghraj Tawar is an Indian politician. He is a leader of the Communist Party of India. He represented Gogunda constituency in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985. He is a prominent profile of the party amongst the local Adivasi community.
Amar Nath Yadav, alternatively Amarnath Yadav is an Indian politician and former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He is a veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation and a member of the Bihar State Committee of the party. He is also the vice president of the Kisan Mahasabha in Bihar. He is known for his opposition to the erstwhile rule of local strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin and described by a Hindustan Times article as "the only man who stood up to Shahabuddin". He had represented the Darauli constituency from 1995–2000 and from 2005–2010. He rose to prominence in the area after the murder of the student leader Chandrashekhar Prasad in 1997,who died whilst campaigning against Shahabuddin.
Radhakanta Sethy is an Indian politician and trade unionist.
Madhavi Sarkar is an Indian politician,who served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly 1998–2000.
Sudama Prasad is an Indian politician,member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and also won the Loksabha MP seat from Arrah in 2024 Indian General Election. He was elected as the Vidhan Sabha representative of the Tarari constituency in 2015. Prasad is a member of principal state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.
Ramesh Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician. He was the State President of Rashtriya Lok Morcha till March 2024. He is former member Of Bihar Legislative Assembly from 106th Ziradei constituency in Siwan district. In March 2024,he joined Janata Dal (United) along with his wife.
Umadhar Prasad Singh was an Indian communist politician. Singh was a leader of the student movement in Bihar,and played a role in building the Naxalite movement in the state. He was imprisoned for eight years. After his release he was elected twice to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
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Sandeep Saurav is an Indian politician from Bihar and a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing the Paliganj Assembly constituency in Patna district. He is from CPI(ML)L and was elected in the 2020 Bihar election securing 67,917 votes against the sitting MLA Jai Vardhan Yadav from JD(U) who secured 37,002 votes. He is nominated to contest the 2024 Indian General Election in Bihar from the Nalanda seat against the sitting MP Kaushalendra Kumar of JD(U).
Leba Chand Tudu;was an Indian Communist politician. In August 1969,he was included in the Bengal-Bihar-Orissa Border Regional Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). As of 1970 he was the Gopibhallavpur Area Committee secretary of CPI(ML). He emerged as a leader of tribal communities in Jhargram district,and struggled for promotion of Santhali language. Tudu was released from jail in 1977. He contested the Nayagram Assembly constituency seat in the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. He finishing in third place with 7,071 votes (17.49%). He stood as a candidate in the Jhargram constituency in the 1980 Indian general election,finishing in third place with 29,338 votes (5.97%).
Raja Ram Singh,also known as Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha is an Indian politician based in Bihar,who was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly twice,from Obra Assembly constituency in Aurangabad district. He is a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. He was first elected in 1995 and retained this constituency in 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. He is also a politburo member of CPI(ML)L. In 2024 Indian general election,he defeated Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh with a margin of over one lakh votes to win Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. He stood first in the triangular electoral contest involving National Democratic Alliance candidate and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president,Upendra Kushwaha and Pawan Singh.
