Communist Party of India

Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
Abbreviation	CPI
General Secretary	D. Raja
Lok Sabha Leader	K. Subbarayan
Rajya Sabha Leader	P. Santhosh Kumar
Founded	26 December 1925
Headquarters	Ajoy Bhavan; 15, Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Newspaper	Newspapers New Age; Mukti Sangharsh; Janayugom; Navayugom; Kalantar; Visalaandhra; Jana Sakthi; Praja Paksham; Nawan Zamana; Nua Dunia; Janashakti; Kembavuta; Yugantar; Kholao Thakhai; Tripurar Katha;
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)
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
International affiliation	IMCWP
Colours	Red
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	Alliances I.N.D.I.A. (National); Secular Progressive Alliance (Tamil Nadu, Puducherry); Secular Democratic Alliance (West Bengal); Left Front (Tripura); Left Front (West Bengal); Left Democratic Front (Kerala); Mahagathbandhan (Bihar); United Opposition Forum (Assam); Left Democratic Front (Maharashtra); Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra); MPSA (Manipur); INC + (Telangana); ;
Seats in Lok Sabha	2 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	2 / 245
Seats in State legislatures	22 / 4,036 (Total) State Legislatures 17 / 140 (Kerala) 2 / 243 (Bihar) 2 / 234 (Tamil Nadu) 1 / 119 (Telangana)
Seats in State Legislative Councils	1 / 75 (Bihar) 1 / 40 (Telangana)
Number of states and union territories in government	3 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	communistparty.in
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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, it 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.

^ "സിപിഐ തളർച്ചയിൽ; താങ്ങ് കേരളം, തമിഴ്നാട്; ബംഗാളിലും ത്രിപുരയിലും പടുകുഴിയിൽ". Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "Cpi continue to congress alliance". 17 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ ^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.
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* "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. 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. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[1] "സിപിഐ തളർച്ചയിൽ; താങ്ങ് കേരളം, തമിഴ്നാട്; ബംഗാളിലും ത്രിപുരയിലും പടുകുഴിയിൽ". Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[2] "Cpi continue to congress alliance". 17 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[Mishra2021-3] 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.

[CantiPI_1-4] * "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.

[5] "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.

[6] 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.

[5] "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.

[auto2-6] "Brief History of CPI – CPI". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[7] "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.

[8] Noorani, A. G. (17 May 2012). "Origins of Indian communism". Frontline. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[:1-9] "One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement in India". Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[10] "Communist Party Of India Formation Day: Decoding The Decline Of Principal Opposition Party Of 1957". 25 December 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[:0-11] "NCP, TMC and CPI lose national party status, AAP earns coveted tag". India Today. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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