Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Abbreviation	CPI(M), CPIM, CPM
General Secretary	Sitaram Yechury
Presidium	Politburo
Lok Sabha Leader	P. R. Natarajan
Rajya Sabha Leader	Elamaram Kareem
Founded	7 November 1964
Split from	Communist Party of India
Headquarters	A. K. Gopalan Bhawan, 27–29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 001
Newspaper	People's Democracy ; Ganashakti ; Deshabhimani ; Theekkathir; Loklahar; Daily Desher Katha
Student wing	Students' Federation of India; Tribal Students Union;
Youth wing	Democratic Youth Federation of India; Tribal Youth Federation;
Women's wing	All India Democratic Women's Association
Labour wing	Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Peasant's wing	All India Kisan Sabha; All India Agricultural Workers Union;
Membership	1 million+ (2023)
Ideology	Communism; Marxism-Leninism; Anti-capitalism
Political position	Left-wing
International affiliation	IMCWP
Colours	Red
ECI Status	National Party
Alliance	Alliances Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (National); Secular Progressive Alliance (Tamil Nadu,Puducherry); Left Front (Tripura); Left Front (West Bengal); Secular Democratic Alliance (West Bengal); Left Democratic Front (Kerala); United Opposition Forum (Assam); Mahagathbandhan (Bihar); Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra); People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (Jammu and Kashmir); Samajwadi Alliance (Uttar Pradesh); Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance (Manipur); ;
Seats in Lok Sabha	3 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	5 / 245
Seats in State legislatures	78 / 4,036 (Total) State Legislatures 61 / 140 (Kerala) 10 / 60 (Tripura) 2 / 234 (Tamil Nadu) 2 / 243 (Bihar) 1 / 126 (Assam) 1 / 147 (Odisha) 1 / 288 (Maharashtra)
Number of states and union territories in government	2 / 31
Election symbol
	Hammer Sickle and Star ;
Party flag
Website
	cpim.org
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a communist political party in India.^[5] It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the national parties of India.^[8] The party was founded through a splitting from the Communist Party of India in 1964 and it quickly became the dominant fraction.

The 34 years of CPI(M) led Left Front rule in West Bengal was the longest-serving democratically elected communist-led government in the world. It has been also the third largest party of parliament several times.^[9] Presently, CPI(M) is a part of ruling alliances in two states - the LDF in Kerala, which it leads, and the SPA in Tamil Nadu. It also has representation in the legislative assemblies of seven states.

The All-India Party Congress is the supreme authority of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[10] However, during the time between two party congresses, the Central Committee is the highest decision-making body.^[10] The Central Committee shall elect from among its members a Polit Bureau including the General Secretary.^[10] The Polit Bureau carries on the work of the Central Committee between its two sessions and has the right to take political and organisational decisions in between two meetings of the Central Committee.^[10]

CPI(M) had a total income of ₹1,620,000,000 in fiscal year 2021–22. The party reported zero funding from Electoral Bonds.^[11]^[12]

^ "CPI (M) report raises concerns over dwindling party membership and laxity of top leadership". 6 April 2022.
^ "Cpim: സിപിഎം ദേശീയതല അംഗത്വത്തിൽ വൻ കുറവ്; കേരളത്തിൽ മുന്നേറ്റം". 7 April 2022.
^ "കഴിഞ്ഞ പാർട്ടി കോൺഗ്രസിനേക്കാൾ അംഗങ്ങൾ കുറഞ്ഞു; പ്രതീക്ഷ കേരളത്തിൽ മാത്രം!". ManoramaOnline.
^ "নতুন সদস্যের হার বাড়ল বঙ্গ সিপিএমে". Anandabazar Patrika Online.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1999-7489-4. LCCN 2014003207.
^ ^a ^b "Constitution & The Rules Under the Constitution". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 18 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ —"India's election results were more than a 'Modi wave'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
—Withnall, Adam (2 January 2019). "Protesters form 620km 'women's wall' in India as female devotees pray at Hindu temple for first time". The Independent.
—"Manipur: CPI State Secretary, Blogger Arrested over CAA Protests". The Wire. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
—Choudhury, Shubhadeep (4 May 2020). "West Bengal has the highest mortality rate of COVID-19 patients: IMCT". The Tribune.
—Nandi, Proshanta (2005). "Communism through the Ballot Box: Over a Quarter Century of Uninterrupted Rule in West Bengal". Sociological Bulletin. 54 (2): 171–194. doi:10.1177/0038022920050202. ISSN 0038-0229. JSTOR 23620496. S2CID 157014751.
—Fernandes, Leela (1996). "Review of Development Policy of a Communist Government: West Bengal since 1977, ; Indian Communism: Opposition, Collaboration and Institutionalization, Ross Mallick". The Journal of Asian Studies. 55 (4): 1041–1043. doi:10.2307/2646581. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 2646581. S2CID 236090170.
—Moodie, Deonnie (August 2019). "On Blood, Power and Public Interest: The Concealment of Hindu Sacrificial rites under Indian Law". Journal of Law and Religion. 34 (2): 165–182. doi:10.1017/jlr.2019.24. ISSN 0748-0814. S2CID 202333308.
^ ^a ^b "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^ "2004 Indian general election", Wikipedia, 1 October 2023, retrieved 5 October 2023
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Party Constitution | Communist Party of India (Marxist)". 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ Joy, Shemin (1 March 2023). "BJP's income rose by 154.82% in 2021-22: ADR Report". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ "BJP declares highest income for 2021-22; Trinamool's income sees staggering jump: ADR report". The Hindu. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[1] "CPI (M) report raises concerns over dwindling party membership and laxity of top leadership". 6 April 2022.

[zeenews.india.com-2] "Cpim: സിപിഎം ദേശീയതല അംഗത്വത്തിൽ വൻ കുറവ്; കേരളത്തിൽ മുന്നേറ്റം". 7 April 2022.

[3] "കഴിഞ്ഞ പാർട്ടി കോൺഗ്രസിനേക്കാൾ അംഗങ്ങൾ കുറഞ്ഞു; പ്രതീക്ഷ കേരളത്തിൽ മാത്രം!". ManoramaOnline.

[4] "নতুন সদস্যের হার বাড়ল বঙ্গ সিপিএমে". Anandabazar Patrika Online.

[OUP_Ideology-5] Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1999-7489-4. LCCN 2014003207.

[Constitution-6] "Constitution & The Rules Under the Constitution". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 18 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[7] —"India's election results were more than a 'Modi wave'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
—Withnall, Adam (2 January 2019). "Protesters form 620km 'women's wall' in India as female devotees pray at Hindu temple for first time". The Independent.
—"Manipur: CPI State Secretary, Blogger Arrested over CAA Protests". The Wire. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
—Choudhury, Shubhadeep (4 May 2020). "West Bengal has the highest mortality rate of COVID-19 patients: IMCT". The Tribune.
—Nandi, Proshanta (2005). "Communism through the Ballot Box: Over a Quarter Century of Uninterrupted Rule in West Bengal". Sociological Bulletin. 54 (2): 171–194. doi:10.1177/0038022920050202. ISSN 0038-0229. JSTOR 23620496. S2CID 157014751.
—Fernandes, Leela (1996). "Review of Development Policy of a Communist Government: West Bengal since 1977, ; Indian Communism: Opposition, Collaboration and Institutionalization, Ross Mallick". The Journal of Asian Studies. 55 (4): 1041–1043. doi:10.2307/2646581. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 2646581. S2CID 236090170.
—Moodie, Deonnie (August 2019). "On Blood, Power and Public Interest: The Concealment of Hindu Sacrificial rites under Indian Law". Journal of Law and Religion. 34 (2): 165–182. doi:10.1017/jlr.2019.24. ISSN 0748-0814. S2CID 202333308.

[:0-8] "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013". India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[9] "2004 Indian general election", Wikipedia, 1 October 2023, retrieved 5 October 2023

[cpim-const-10] "Party Constitution | Communist Party of India (Marxist)". 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[11] Joy, Shemin (1 March 2023). "BJP's income rose by 154.82% in 2021-22: ADR Report". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[12] "BJP declares highest income for 2021-22; Trinamool's income sees staggering jump: ADR report". The Hindu. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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