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

Most Communist Parties in India trace their origin back to-

(i) Communist Party of India (Abbr. CPI)

(ii) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Abbr. CPIM)

(iii) Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Abbr. CPIML)

Communist parties registered with the Election Commission of India

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Communist Parties with National Party Status

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Election Symbol Name Founded Ideology Leader Seats in
Lok Sabha 		Seats in
Rajya Sabha 		Seats in State
Assemblies 		Seats in State
Councils
CPIM[1][2] 7 November 1964
(60 years ago) (1964-11-07)[3][4][5] 		Marxism–Leninism Prakash Karat (interim)[6]
4 / 543
5 / 245
82 / 4,036
0 / 426

Communist parties with state party status

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Election Symbol Name Founded Ideology Leader Recognised In Seats in
Lok Sabha 		Seats in
Rajya Sabha 		Seats in State
Assemblies 		Seats in State
Councils
CPI 26 December 1925 (98 years ago) (1925-12-26) Marxism–Leninism D. Raja Kerala,
Manipur,
Tamil Nadu
2 / 543
3 / 245
22 / 4,036
1 / 426
 CPIML Liberation[7] 28 July 1974 (50 years ago) (1974-07-28)[8][9][10] Marxism–Leninism

Mao Zedong Thought

Dipankar Bhattacharya[11][12][13] Bihar[14]
2 / 543
0 / 245
13 / 4,036
0 / 426

Naxal-Maoist Parties

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NAME IDEOLOGY LEADER BASE REGION
CPIML Red Star[15] Marxism–Leninism–Maoism[15] K. N. Ramachandran[16]
CPIML Class Struggle[17] Marxism–Leninism–Maoism[17] Visawam
CPIML New Democracy Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Yatendra Kumar

Naxal-Maoist Parties engaged in armed struggle

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Trotskyist Communist parties

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Trotskyist leaning Communist Parties

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-09-29). "Prakash Karat to be interim leader of CPI(M)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-10-02. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Amending Notification regarding Political Parties and their Symbols Dated 01.03.2021". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Naxalism today".
  10. ^ "The road from Naxalbari". www.flonnet.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ Sen, Jai (2012). Imagining Alternatives. Other worlds possible?. Gazipur: Daanish Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-93-81144-14-5.
  12. ^ "Organisation". cpiml.org.
  13. ^ Bhushan, Ranjit (2016). Maoism in India and Nepal. New York: Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-315-68549-6.
  14. ^ "Amending Notification regarding Political Parties and their Symbol dated 1 March 2021". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b "12th Congress Of CPI (ML) Red Star Calls For All Out Offensive Against RSS Fascism| Countercurrents". countercurrents.org. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  16. ^ [[[Special:PermanentLink/1214458082]] "Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star"], Wikipedia, 2024-03-19, retrieved 2024-05-03 {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
  17. ^ a b [[[Special:PermanentLink/1221383234]] "Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle"], Wikipedia, 2024-04-29, retrieved 2024-05-03 {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
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