The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) 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 party was founded through a splitting from the Communist Party of India in 1964 and it quickly became the dominant faction.
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.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (CPI (ML)) was an Indian communist party formed by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (AICCCR) at a congress in Calcutta in 1969. The foundation of the party was declared by Kanu Sanyal at a mass meeting in Calcutta on 22 April, Vladimir Lenin's birthday. Later the CPI(ML) party splintered into several Naxalite groups.
Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (APCCCR) was a leftist split from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The leader of the group was T. Nagi Reddy, who was a member of the legislative assembly in AP at the time. Other leading figures were D.V. Rao, Chandra Pulla Reddy and Kolla Venkaiah. Both Reddy and Rao had been active in the Telangana armed struggle, and Rao had formulated the "Andhra Thesis" of the Communist Party of India (CPI).
Koratala Satyanarayana was a communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Makineni Basavapunnaiah was an Indian Communist leader who was a member of Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was also the editor of the central organ of CPI (M), People's Democracy magazine. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha for 14 years from 3 April 1952 to 2 April 1966.
Shripad Amrit Dange was an Indian politician who was a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement. During the 20th century, Dange was arrested by the authorities for communist and trade union activities and was jailed for an overall period of 13 years.
Chandra Rajeswara Rao was an Indian communist politician. He was one of the leaders of the Telangana Rebellion (1946–1951). He also worked as the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) for 28 years before giving up the post in 1992 for health reasons.
Nanduri Prasada Rao, born as Nandury Durga Mallikarjuna Prasadarao, was a prominent Communist leader, contributed communist movement in India, he was former member of Indian Parliament upper house Rajya Sabha and former Member of Legislative council (MLC) of Andhra Pradesh. He actively participated in Indian freedom struggle. He was born to Shri Janakiramayya (father).
Baddam Yella Reddy was an Indian communist politician from Telangana. He was one of the prominent leaders in the Telangana armed struggle against the Nizam regime.
The Indian state of Kerala has a strong presence of communist politics. Today, the two largest communist parties in Kerala politics are the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India, which, together with other left-wing parties, form the ruling Left Democratic Front alliance.
Satyanarayan Singh was an Indian communist politician. Singh was one of the early leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), being its secretary in Bihar.
Tammineni Veerabhadram is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). As of December 2022, he is a Central Committee member of the party.
The Politburo or Polit Bureau is the highest body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The members of the Politburo are elected by the Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of a National Party Congress, which is held every three years.
Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao was an Indian communist leader and politician from the state of Telangana. Between 1957 and 2004 he got elected six times to the State Legislative Assembly.
Nandyala Srinivasa Reddy, also known as NSR, was a prominent political figure in Telangana. He served as a Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh. He was actively involved in the Telangana Rebellion, and a Communist Party of India political activist. NSR fought against feudalistic policies and advocated for social and economic equality
K. Hemalata is an Indian Marxist politician and Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). She is the first women to lead a union at national level in the history of trade union movement in India.
Sachchidanand Vishnu Ghate, also known as S.V. Ghate, was a freedom fighter and first General Secretary of the Communist Party of India. The Communist Party of India Karnataka State headquarters, Ghate Bhavan, is named in his honor.
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.
Devulapalli Venkateswara Rao was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 2nd Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nalgonda constituency of Telangana.
