List of communist parties in India
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This page contains a list of political parties in India that are aligned with communism.
The majority of communist parties in India trace their origin back to the Communist Party of India (abbr. CPI) which was founded in 1925. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbr. CPI(M)), the sole communist party currently recognized as a national party was formed from a split in the ranks of the CPI in 1964 over disputed differences. The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (abbr. CPI(ML)), split from the CPI(M) in 1969 before splintering into several Naxalite groups.
Registered Communist parties
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CPIM[1][2] | 7 November 1964[3][4][5] | Marxism–Leninism | M. A. Baby | 4 / 543 |
3 / 245 |
43 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
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, Tamil Nadu, Manipur |
2 / 543 |
2 / 245 |
11 / 4,036 |
2 / 426 |
 |
CPI(ML)L[6] | 28 July 1974[7][8][9] | Marxism–Leninism Maoism |
Dipankar Bhattacharya[10][11] | Bihar[12] | 2 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
4 / 4,036 |
1 / 426 |
 |
RSP | 19 March 1940 | Marxism-Leninism | Manoj Bhattacharya | Kerala | 1 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
3 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
Other parties
| Party banner |
Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Seats in Lok Sabha |
Seats in Rajya Sabha |
Seats in State Assemblies |
Seats in State Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
CMP | 1986 | Marxism- Leninism | C P John | 0 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
1 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
 |
RMPI | 2016[13][14][15] | Marxism–Leninism | Mangat Ram Pasla | 0 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
1 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
 |
RCPI | 1 August 1934 | Anti-Stalinism | Mihir Bain | 0 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
0 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
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RSP(L) | 2016 | Revolutionary socialism | Kovoor Kunjumon | 0 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
0 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
| PWP | 1948 | Marxism-Leninism | Jayant Prabhakar Patil | 0 / 543 |
0 / 245 |
1 / 4,036 |
0 / 426 |
Naxal-Maoist parties
| Name | Ideology | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| CPIML Red Star[16] | Marxism–Leninism–Maoism[16] | P. J James |
| CPIML Class Struggle | Viswam | |
| CPIML New Democracy | Marxism–Leninism–Maoism | Yatendra Kumar |
| CPIML Mass Line | Marxism–Leninism–Maoism | Pradeep Singh |
Naxal-Maoist parties engaged in armed struggle
| Party banner | Name | Ideology | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
CPI(Maoist) | Maoism, Communism | Thippiri Tirupathi |
Trotskyist communist parties
- New Socialist Alternative (India)
- Radical Socialist (India)
- Workers' Socialist Party (India)
- Revolutionary Communists (India)[17]
