The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the national parties of India. The 34 years of Left Front rule (where CPIM was the Largest Party) in West Bengal was the longest-serving democratically elected communist-led government in the world. It had been the third largest party of Parliament of India for many decades. The party emerged from a split in the CPI in 1964. As of 2023,CPI(M) is a part of ruling alliances in three states —the LDF in Kerala,Mahagathbandhan in Bihar,and the SPA in Tamil Nadu and CPIM has representation in the legislative assemblies of 8 states.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest communist party in India. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur on 26 December 1925.
E. Balanandan was a communist politician from the Kerala State of India. He had been a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s politburo since 1978. Born in Sakthikulangara,Kollam District,he was the son of Raman and Eswary Balandan.
Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan is an Indian Communist politician who was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011. At 82,he is the oldest person to have assumed the office. He served as the chairman of Administrative reforms in Kerala with state cabinet rank from 2016 to 2021. He was also a former 3 times Leader of the Opposition of Kerala state.
J. Chitharanjan was an Indian labor leader,politician,a leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI). He was the president of CPI's Trade Union wing AITUC,a Minister in the state and was a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Kerala Congress (B) is a registered-unrecognized political party in Kerala,formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai,a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present,the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly,namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar,a well-known film actor and son of R. Balakrishna Pillai,who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The KC(B) was a constituent of UDF until 2014 and is now part of LDF. Ganesh Kumar served as a minister (portfolio in Forest,Sports and Cinema) in the UDF government beginning 18 May 2011 until his resignation on 2 April 2013.
Keezhoote Raman Balakrishna Pillai was an Indian politician who served as minister of the state of Kerala in India,holding portfolios such as Transport and Electricity. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kottarakara constituency in Kollam district for almost three decades. He was the Chairman of Kerala Congress (B). Throughout his political career,Pillai remained a controversial figure in Kerala state politics. He was the first Kerala minister to be imprisoned for corruption.
K. P. Prabhakaran was a communist politician and trade unionist from Kerala,India. He was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India,served as Health Minister of Kerala for one period. At the time of his death,he was the chairman of the State Control Commission of CPI.
K. P. Rajendran is an Indian politician,State Executive Member of Communist Party of India,and National Working Committee Member of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). He was the Minister for Revenue and Land Reforms in the Left Democratic Front government under V. S. Achuthanandan from 2006-2011. He represented the Kodungallur constituency in Thrissur district in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Mullakkara Retnakaran is an Indian politician from Kollam,Kerala and former Minister for Agriculture in Kerala. He is the State Executive Member of Communist Party of India CPI,Kerala since 2005. He is a Member in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Chadayamangalam constituency in Kollam district since 2006. He is the Chairman of Legislative Committee on Environment,Kerala since 25 January 2019. He served as the Minister of Agriculture in the 12th Legislative assembly of Kerala.
C. Divakaran is an Indian politician,from Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala. He is a State Executive Member of Communist Party of India (CPI),and National Working Committee Member of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). A former Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in the Government of Kerala. He represented the Karunagappalli constituency in Kollam district from 2006 to 2016 and presently representing Nedumangad constituency in Thiruvananthapuram,in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a vivid writer and published 3 books.
Chittayam Gopakumar is an Indian politician who belongs to the Communist Party of India. He got elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2011 as a candidate from Adoor constituency in Pathanamthitta District. He won again from the same constituency with a huge margin in 2016. He is current Deputy Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
V.N. Vasavan is an Indian politician and the current Minister for Cooperation and Registration,Government of Kerala in the second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry. Now he is also the MLA from Ettumanoor assembly constituency of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for Kottayam district. Vasavan is the member of the Kerala Legislature for the constituency of Ettumanoor.
Kanam Rajendran is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India. He represented Vazhoor constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1991. In March 2015,he was elected the Secretary of Communist Party of India Kerala State Council.
Kadakampally Surendran is an Indian politician,who served as the Minister for Co-Operation,Tourism,and Devaswom in the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry (2016–2021) of the Government of Kerala. He was the Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for nearly a decade (2007–2016).
Vasudevan Sivankutty is an Indian politician,currently serving as the Minister for General Education and Labour,Government of Kerala. He represents the Nemom Constituency in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
G.S Jayalal is an Indian politician and social worker who is a member of 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Chathannoor assembly constituency. He is a member of the Communist Party of India and has served as member of part State Council.
J. Mercykutty Amma is an Indian politician and she was the Minister for Fisheries,Harbour Engineering,Cashew Industry;Fisheries University,Government of Kerala. She was representing the Kundara constituency in Kollam,Kerala.
In 1964,a major split occurred in the Communist Party of India. The split was the culmination of decades of tensions and factional infighting. When India became independent in 1947,differences arose of how to adapt to the new situation. As relations between the Nehru government and the Soviet Union improved,a faction that sought cooperation with the dominant Indian National Congress emerged within CPI. This tendency was led by S.A. Dange,whose role in the party hierarchy became increasingly controversial. When the Sino-Indian War broke out in 1962 Dange's opponents within CPI were jailed,but when they were released they sought to challenge his leadership. In 1964 the party was finally divided into two,with the left faction forming the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The split had a lot of regional variations. It also impacted other organizations,such as trade union and peasant movements. The split has been studied extensively by scholars,who have sought to analyze the various domestic and international factors involved.
P. S. Supal is an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India. He represented Punalur constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2006. He is the son of former MLA P.K. Sreenivasan. He was elected from Punalur in the Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2021.
