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-

(i) Communist Party of India,

(ii) Communist Party of India (Marxist),

(iii) Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)

Communist parties registered with the Election Commission of India

Communist Parties with National Party Status

Election SymbolNameFoundedIdeology 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
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [1] [2] 7 November 1964
(59 years ago) [3] [4] [5] 		Marxism–Leninism Sitaram Yechury (General Secretary) [6] [7] [8]
3 / 543
5 / 245
82 / 4,036
0 / 426

Communist parties with state party status

Election SymbolNameFoundedIdeology Leader Recognised InSeats in
Lok Sabha 		Seats in
Rajya Sabha 		Seats in State
Assemblies 		Seats in State
Councils
CPI symbol.svg
Communist Party of India 26 December 1925(98 years ago) Marxism–Leninism D. Raja Kerala,
Manipur,
Tamil Nadu
2 / 543
2 / 245
22 / 4,036
1 / 426
Flag Logo of CPIML.png
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation [9] 28 July 1974(49 years ago) [10] [11] [12] Marxism–Leninism

Mao Tse-tung's Thoughts

Dipankar Bhattacharya [13] [14] [15] Bihar [16]
0 / 543
0 / 245
13 / 4,036
0 / 426

Minor Communist parties

NAMEIDEOLOGYLEADERBASE REGION
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star [17] Marxism–Leninism–Maoism [17] K. N. Ramachandran [18]
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy [19] Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tse-tung Thought [19] Yatendra Kumar [19]
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle [20] Marxism–Leninism [20] Visawam
Revolutionary Marxist Party of India [21] Marxism [21] KK RAMA [21] KERALA [21]
Communist Marxist Party [22] Marxism, Rosa Luxemburg THOUGHT [22] C. P. John [22] KERALA [22]
Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy [23] Communism [23] A. V. Thamarakshan [23] KERALA [23]
All India Forward Bloc [24] Left-wing nationalism [24] G. Devarajan [24]
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) [25] Marxism, Revolutionary socialism [25] Manoj Bhattacharya [25]
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) [26] Marxism–Leninism, Socialism [26] Kovoor Kunjumon [26] KERALA [26]
Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag) [27] Communism [27] M.S. Jayakumar [27]
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) [28] Communism, Stalinism [28] [28] Provash Ghosh

Trotskyist Communist parties

Trotskyite leaning Communist Parties

Maoist parties that reject Parliamentarism and Electoralism

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