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.
Most Communist Parties in India trace their origin back to:
- (i) Communist Party of India (Abbr. CPI)
 - (ii) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Abbr. CPI(M))
 - (iii) Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)[a] (Abbr. CPI(ML))
 
Communist parties registered with the Election Commission of India
Communist Parties with National Party Status
| 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[3][4][5] | Marxism–Leninism | M. A. Baby | 4 / 543 
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5 / 245 
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82 / 4,036 
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0 / 426 
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Communist parties with state party status
| 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 | Marxism–Leninism | D. Raja | Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu  | 
2 / 543 
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3 / 245 
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22 / 4,036 
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2 / 426 
 | |
| CPIML Liberation[6] | 28 July 1974[7][8][9] | Marxism–Leninism Maoism  | 
Dipankar Bhattacharya[10][11] | Bihar[12] | 2 / 543 
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0 / 245 
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13 / 4,036 
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0 / 426 
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Naxal-Maoist Parties
| NAME | IDEOLOGY | LEADER | BASE REGION | 
|---|---|---|---|
| CPIML Red Star[13] | Marxism–Leninism–Maoism[13] | P. J. James | |
| CPIML Class Struggle | Visawam | ||
| CPIML New Democracy | Marxism–Leninism–Maoism | Yatendra Kumar | 
Naxal-Maoist Parties engaged in armed struggle
Trotskyist Communist parties
- New Socialist Alternative (India)
 - Radical Socialist (India)
 - Bolshevik International Marxist Tendency India
 - Workers' Socialist Party (India)
 
Trotskyist leaning Communist Parties
See also
- Left Front (India)
 - Socialism in India
 - Communism in India
 - Communism in Kerala
 - Naxalite
 - List of political parties in India
 - Politics of India
 - List of Naxalite and Maoist groups in India
 
References
- ^ Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-19-997489-4.
 - ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
 - ^ "ഇന്ത്യ - ചൈന സംഘർഷം : 1962 ൻ്റെ പാഠങ്ങൾ". www.leftclicknews.com/.
 - ^ "CIA papers trace split of Indian Communists". The Times of India. 30 June 2007.
 - ^ "Communist Party in Kerala". CPI(M). Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
 - ^ "Amending Notification regarding Political Parties and their Symbols Dated 01.03.2021". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
 - ^ "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.
 - ^ "Naxalism today".
 - ^ "The road from Naxalbari". www.flonnet.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
 - ^ "Organisation". cpiml.org.
 - ^ Bhushan, Ranjit (2016). Maoism in India and Nepal. New York: Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-315-68549-6.
 - ^ "Amending Notification regarding Political Parties and their Symbol dated 1 March 2021". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
 - ^ a b "12th Congress Of CPI (ML) Red Star Calls For All Out Offensive Against RSS Fascism| Countercurrents". countercurrents.org. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
 
Notes
- ^ Dissolved in 1972
 
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