Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India | |
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| Abbreviation | CPI |
| General Secretary | D. Raja |
| Lok Sabha Leader | K. Subbarayan |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | P. Santhosh Kumar |
| Founder | M. N. Roy |
| Founded | 26 December 1925 |
| Headquarters | Ajoy Bhavan 15, Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Newspaper | Newspapers
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| Women's wing | National Federation of Indian Women |
| Labour wing | All India Trade Union Congress, Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union |
| Peasant's wing | All India Kisan Sabha |
| Membership | 650,000 (2022)[1][2] |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism[3] |
| Political position | Left-wing[4] to far-left[3] |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| ECI Status | State Party[5] |
| Alliance | Alliances
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 2 / 245 |
| Seats in State legislatures | 22 / 4,131 (Total)
State Legislatures 17 / 140 (Kerala)
2 / 243 (Bihar)
2 / 234 (Tamil Nadu)
1 / 119 (Telangana)
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| Seats in State Legislative Councils | 1 / 75 (Bihar) 1 / 40 (Telangana) |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 3 / 31 |
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The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date.[6][7][8] Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led militant struggles such as the peasant revolt in Telangana, organising guerrilla warfare against feudal lords.[9] The CPI was the main opposition party in India during the 1950s to 1960s.[10] In 1964, a split in the CPI led to the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which eventually emerged as the larger of the two parties. CPI supported the rule of Indira Gandhi, but later changed course and embraced left unity. CPI was part of the ruling United Front government from 1996 to 1998 and had two ministers under Devegowda and Gujral Ministry.
Currently, the CPI has two members in Lok Sabha and two members in Rajya Sabha. In addition, it has 22 MLAs across four states and one in each MLC in Bihar and Telangana. It has the current ECI status of a state party in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Manipur.[11] As of December 2023, the CPI is a part of the state government in Kerala led by LDF. The CPI have four Cabinet Ministers and a Deputy Speaker in Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, it is in power with SPA coalition led by DMK.
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- ^ a b Anil Kumar Mishra/ Sudhir Kumar Mishra (19 January 2021). Dictionary of Social Sciences. Prabhat Prakashan. pp. 32–. ISBN 9789351867661. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ * "Manipur: CPI State Secretary, Blogger Arrested over CAA Protests". The Wire. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- "India's election results were more than a 'Modi wave'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- Klaus Voll, Doreen Beierlein, ed. (2006). Rising India – Europe's Partner?: Foreign and Security Policy, Politics, Economics, Human Rights and Social Issues, Media, Civil Society and Intercultural Dimensions. University of Michigan: Mosaic Books. p. 387. ISBN 978-3-899-98098-1.
- ^ "NCP, TMC and CPI lose national party status, AAP earns coveted tag Dated 10.04.2023". India: India Today. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Brief History of CPI – CPI". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Foundation of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1925: product of (...) – Mainstream". www.mainstreamweekly.net. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Noorani, A. G. (17 May 2012). "Origins of Indian communism". Frontline. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement in India". Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Communist Party Of India Formation Day: Decoding The Decline Of Principal Opposition Party Of 1957". 25 December 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "NCP, TMC and CPI lose national party status, AAP earns coveted tag". India Today. 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.