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political parties in India India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords recognition to the national level and the state level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserve ...
that are aligned with the communist ideology. Most communist parties in India trace their origins to- *(i) the Communist Party of India, the oldest communist party in India, takes part in parliamentary processes; *(ii) the All India Forward Bloc which was a faction within the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...
led by Subhas Chandra Bose, the leader of the Indian National Army, which led an armed struggle for
independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. Today AIFB takes part in parliamentary processes; *(iii) the
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) is a communist party in India. The party was founded on 19 March 1940 by Tridib Chaudhuri and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican ...
, which is considered the successor to
Anushilan Samiti Anushilan Samiti ( bn, অনুশীলন সমিতি, , bodybuilding society) was an Indian fitness club, which was actually used as an underground society for anti-British revolutionaries. In the first quarter of the 20th century it su ...
, and
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), previously known as the Hindustan Republican Army and Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), was an Indian revolutionary organisation founded by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Sachindra ...
, the HSRA was an organization that lead an armed revolutionary socialist movement against the
British raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was him ...
(Prominent members include
Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was a charismatic Indian revolutionary* * who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer * * in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian national ...
,
Chandra Shekhar Azad Chandra Shekhar Tiwari ( (23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican ...
), the Anushilan Samiti believed in using revolutionary violence to end colonial rule, and was led by Aurobindo Gosh. Today RSP takes part in parliamentary processes; *(iv) the
Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...
, which split from the Communist Party of India following the
Sino-Soviet split The Sino-Soviet split was the breaking of political relations between the China, People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union caused by Doctrine, doctrinal divergences that arose from their different interpretations and practical applications ...
, takes part in parliamentary processes; *(v) and finally, the now-defunct Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), which was formed after the
Naxalbari uprising Naxalbari uprising was an armed peasant revolt in 1967 in the Naxalbari block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. It was mainly led by tribals and the radical communists leaders of Bengal and further developed i ...
by radicals from the
Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...
and its peasant's wing
All India Kisan Sabha All India Kisan Sabha ( AIKS; lit. ''All India Farmers Union'', also known as the Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha), is the peasant or farmers' wing of the Communist Party of India, an important peasant movement formed by Sahajanand Saraswati in 1 ...
. It gave rise to many groups who carry out a revolutionary socialist armed struggle against the Indian on the lines of
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) ...
's
people's war People's war ( Chinese: 人民战争), also called protracted people's war, is a Maoist military strategy. First developed by the Chinese communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong (1893–1976), the basic concept behind people's war is to main ...
military stratergy and Charu Majumdar's "
Historic Eight Documents The Historic Eight Documents are a set of eight monographs authored by the Indian Maoist revolutionary Charu Majumdar that outline the ideological principles on which the Naxalite militant communist movement in India was based. Snippet:''Comm ...
", some splinter factions gave up armed struggle and joined parliamentary processes. (see
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Naxalite–Maoist insurgency , image = Naxal Left-wing violence or activity affected districts of India 2018.svg , image_size = 300px , caption = Naxalite active z ...
) Currently, electoral socialist politics is especially prevalent in the states of
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
, and
Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...
. In terms of armed insurgency the
red corridor The red corridor, also called the red zone, is the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India where the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency has the strongest presence. It has been steadily diminishing in terms of geographical cove ...
, also called the red zone, is a region that is considerably affected by the
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Naxalite–Maoist insurgency , image = Naxal Left-wing violence or activity affected districts of India 2018.svg , image_size = 300px , caption = Naxalite active z ...
, the red corridor is in the eastern, central, and southern parts of
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
more specifically in
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
,
Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...
,
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
, Maharashtra,
Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
,
Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
, and
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
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Communist Parties Registered with Election Commission of India


Communist Parties with National Party Status


Communist Parties with State Party Status


Regional Communist Parties

Parties that are regional in nature and are registered yet unrecognised.


Minor Communist Parties

Negligible impact on Indian politics, many don't contest elections or organise. Some of these parties used to be important at state or even national level.


Pro Left Front Parties

Parties that support the Left Front in West Bengal and Tripura- * Azad Hind Mancha led by Ali Imran Ramz * Communist Marxist Party (Rajeshkumar) led by M. Rajeshkumar * Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Kovoor led by Kovoor Kunjumon * Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Ambalathara led by Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair


Left United Front Parties

Parties in opposition to Left Front in West Bengal and Tripura as well as Left Democratic Front in Kerala-


Pro UPA Communist Parties

Part of now defunct Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists (CICDS) *
United Communist Party of India United Communist Party of India (UCPI), is a political party in India. It was formed in 1989 when Indian Communist Party led by Com. Mohit Sen along with Com Ramesh Sinha, M. Kalyanasundaram, K.Manickam, D. Pandian, and SU. Palanisamy; All ...
led by
Mohit Sen Mohit Sen (born 24 March 1929, in Calcutta, and died in Hyderabad on 3 May 2003) was a communist intellectual. He was general secretary of the United Communist Party of India at the time of his death. Early life and education Sen was born int ...
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Communist Marxist Party (John) Communist Marxist Party (CMP) was a political party in Kerala. The party was founded in 1986 when CPI(M) leader M. V. Raghavan was expelled from the CPI(M) due to a grave difference of opinion regarding the formation of alliances with the IUM ...
led by C. P. John * Party of Democratic Socialism led by
Saifuddin Choudhury Saifuddin Choudhury (1 August 1952 – 14 September 2014), was an Indian politician who was a CPI(M) leader and MP from West Bengal state of India. In February 2001 he formed Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). Political career He was e ...
and Samir Putatundu *
Communist Revolutionary League of India Communist Revolutionary League of India (CRLI) is a political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. The party is led by Ashim Chatterjee, former student leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Chattejee broke with Charu Majum ...
(CRLI) led by
Ashim Chatterjee Ashim Chatterjee is an Indian politician and a former Naxalite leader. He was a student of the then Presidency College, Kolkata, and leader of firstly Bengal Provincial Student's Federation (then student wing of Communist Party of India (Marx ...
* Peoples Revolutionary Party of India ( Paschimbanga Ganatantrik Manch) led by Sumantha Hira * Tripura Ganatantrik Manch led by
Ajoy Biswas Ajoy Biswas is an Indian politician from Tripura, and former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). Political career Biswas started in politics by becoming an independent MLA in 1972. He was elected as a Member of the Legi ...
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Janganotantrik Morcha Janganotantrik Morcha (People's Democratic Front) is a political party in the Indian state of Tripura. PDF was formed by Ajoy Biswas, a former member of the Lok Sabha of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). Biswas broke out of CPI(M) aga ...
led by
Ajoy Biswas Ajoy Biswas is an Indian politician from Tripura, and former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). Political career Biswas started in politics by becoming an independent MLA in 1972. He was elected as a Member of the Legi ...
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Marxist Manch of Assam The Marxist Manch (Marxist Platform) is a political party in Assam, India, which emerged as a local splinter group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). The party has some base in the Ratabari assembly constituency, where it has entered into ele ...
* Orissa Communist Party led by Ajay Rout *
Krantikari Samyavadi Party Krantikari Samyavadi Party (translation:Revolutionary Communist Party) was an Indian political party in the state of Bihar, originated as a splinter group from Communist Party of India. History In the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election ...
based in
Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
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Rashtravadi Communist Party {{Use dmy dates, date=October 2015 Rashtravadi Communist Party (Nationalist Communist Party), a political party in Uttar Pradesh, India. RCP was floated by social worker Kaushal Kishore. Kishore had been expelled from Communist Party of India in 2 ...
based in
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
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Madhya Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Adivasi Kranti Dal Madhya Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Adivasi Kranti Dal (Madhya Pradesh Peasants Workers Adivasi Revolution Party) is a political party in Madhya Pradesh, India. MPKMAKD was formed as a breakaway from Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) in 2001. ...
Others


Pro-BJP/ NDA Communist Parties


Other Communist Parties

* Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi) * New Socialist Alternative *
Telangana Communist Party of India The Telangana Communist Party (TCP) is a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. TCP works for the creation of a separate Telangana state. The leader of TCP is S. Venkat Swamy. TCP is a member of Telangana Rashtra Sadhana Front. ...
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Odisha Communist Party The Odisha Communist Party is a political party in the Indian state of Odisha. OCP was formed in the beginning of the 1990s as a splinter group of Communist Party of India (Marxist). The party is led by Ajeya RouWhen the split occurred the dissiden ...
* Bahujana Communist Party * Lok Sangharsh Morcha *
Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik) Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik) is formed as a splinter group from RSP in Kerala in 2001. The party leader at the time of its formation was Baby John, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala. RSP(B) joined the UDF, the al ...
* Revolutionary Socialist Party (Left) * Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan)


Pro-armed struggle Communist Parties


Moderate Pro-Naxal/ Maoist Communist Parties

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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...
* Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle led by Kanu Sanyal *
Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag) The Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag), previously the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag, is a communist party in India. The party is one of the most moderate factions of the wider Naxalite movement. As of 2019, key le ...
led by P.C. Unnichekkan *
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine List of political parties in India#National parties, national parties in the country. The CPI was founded ...
led by K.N. Ramchandran * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy led by Yatendra Kumar * State Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) led by Leba Chand Tudu *
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Somnath The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine List of political parties in India#National parties, national parties in the country. The CPI was founded ...
led by Somnath Chatterjee Ukhra and Pradip Banerjee *
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Shantipal The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine List of political parties in India#National parties, national parties in the country. The CPI was founded ...
* Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) led by
Santosh Rana Santosh Rana (1942 – 29 June 2019) was an Indian politician. In the 1960s, he was a prominent figure in the armed struggle of the Naxalites led by Charu Majumdar. Rana received Ananda Puraskar for his book ''Rajnitir Ek Jibon'' in 2018. A ...
* Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) (D.V. Rao) *
Communist Ghadar Party of India The Communist Ghadar Party of India is a far-left political party that is committed to a communist revolution in India based on Marxism–Leninism. History The party was founded on 25 December 1980, as a continuation of the Hindustani Ghadar ...
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Communist Party of Bharat Communist Party of Bharat is a Naxalite splinter group of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). This party has a presence in West Bengal. The party was behind the agitation in Singur and Nandigram Nandigram is a census town in the ...
led by Ranjan Chakraborty * Marxist-Leninist Committee led by K. Venkateswar Rao *
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Praja Pantha Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Jan Samvad Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Nai Pahal Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Proletarian Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Maharashtra Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
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Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) A revolutionary is a person who either participates in, or advocates a revolution. The term ''revolutionary'' can also be used as an adjective, to refer to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor. ...


Extremist Pro-Naxal/ Maoist Communist Parties

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Communist Party of India (Maoist) The Communist Party of India (Maoist) is a Marxist–Leninist–Maoist banned communist political party and militant organization in India which aims to overthrow the "semi-colonial and semi-feudal Indian state" through protracted people' ...
led by Muppala Lakshmana Rao * Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) * Communist Revolutionary Centre * Communist Party of United States of India led by Veeranna * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Koora Rajanna led by Koora Rajanna * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Ranadheer led by Ranadheer * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Chandra Pulla Reddy led by
Chandra Pulla Reddy Chandra Pulla Reddy (1917 – 9 November 1984, Calcutta) was an Indian communist leader. Chandra Pulla Reddy was born in 1917 at Velugodu village in what is currently the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A leading activist in Indian freedom ...
* Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee) led by Mahadev Mukherjee *
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Bhaijee Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
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Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Prajashakti Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. Hi ...
* Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Prathighatana * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Praja Pratighatana * Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Second Central Committee * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Central Team * Communist Party Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist) * Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Ramnath * Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Parikalpana * Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Revisionist * Re-organizing Committee, Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)


Defunct Communist Parties

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Marxist Communist Party of India Marxist Communist Party of India, MCPI was a political party in India that formed in 1983 under the leadership of comrade Mohan Punamia. It emerged as a splinter group of Communist Party of India (Marxist) stuck to the original 1964 programme. T ...
* Marxist League (India) * Marxist League of Kerala *
National Democratic Front of Boroland The National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) was an armed separatist outfit which sought to obtain a sovereign Boroland for the Bodo people. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by the Government of India. NDFB traces its origin t ...
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National Revolutionary Socialist Party National Revolutionary Socialist Party (NRSP) was a political party in Kerala, India. NRSP emerged through a split in the Revolutionary Socialist Party. NRSP contested the 1977 state legislative election as an ally of Communist Party of India (M ...
* Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Naxalbari * Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) *
Pakistan Communist Party The Pakistan Communist Party was a short-lived splinter group of the Communist Party of India, existing for three weeks in the summer of 1947. The party was founded by Teja Singh Swatantar and Fazal Elahi Qurban. The party had a provisional pol ...
* Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War * Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee * Real Communist Party of India * Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Flag * Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Maoist) * Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist–Leninist) *
Revolutionary Communist Council of India The Revolutionary Communist Council of India was an armed political faction in India founded in 1962 by Ananta Singh which followed Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought. The party was also called as Man Money Gun (MMG) Group. In May 1970 state auth ...
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Revolutionary Communist Party (India) The Revolutionary Communist Party was a minor naxalite faction that merged with Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India in 1988. It was based in Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also ...
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Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Das) The Revolutionary Communist Party of India, also known as RCPI (Das), was a political party in the Indian state of West Bengal, led by Anadi Das. RCPI (Das) emerged as Anadi Das and M. Mokshed Ali, the two members of the West Bengal Legislative Ass ...
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Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore) The Revolutionary Communist Party of India, also known as RCPI (Tagore), was a political party in India, led by Saumyendranath Tagore. RCPI (Tagore) emerged from a split in the Revolutionary Communist Party of India in 1948. RCPI (Tagore) had a ver ...
* Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist–Leninist) *
Revolutionary Marxist Party The Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) was a political party in Kerala, India. It was found by T.P. Chandrasekharan. It claims to uphold real communist ideologies and maintain internal democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατί ...
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Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) The RSP(L) was formed as a splinter group of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) in Kerala in 2016. The party leader at the time of its formation was Kovoor Kunjumon, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala. RSP(L) is the part of CPI(M) ...
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Revolutionary Socialist Party (Sreekandan Nair) Revolutionary Socialist Party (Sreekandan Nair) was a splinter faction of Revolutionary Socialist Party. The leader of the party was N. Sreekantan Nair. The party was in alliance with Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress ...
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Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist) Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist) was a political party in Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous cou ...
* Revolutionary Workers Party (India) * Samyavadi Sangstha * Socialist Party (Marxist) * Socialist Workers Party (India) * Tamil Nadu Communist Party * Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) * Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Ajmer group) * Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Anand) * Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Harbhajan Sohi) * Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) Subodh Mitra *
Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party The Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party (abbreviated UP RSP) was a left-wing political party in Uttar Pradesh, India 1951–1952. It held one seat in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The party ended up merging with the Communist P ...
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Workers and Peasants Party (India) The Workers and Peasants Party (WPP) (also known as the Kirti Kisan Party) was a political party in India, which worked inside the Indian National Congress in 1925–1929. It became an important front organisation for the Communist Party of Indi ...
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Workers Revolutionary Party (India) Workers Revolutionary Party was a communist group in Kerala, India. It existed sometime around 1970, and had branches in Trivandrum, Ernakulam and Alappuzha. It was led by A. Achuthan.Singh, Prakash, ''The Naxalite Movement in India''. New Delhi ...
* Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)


Defunct Naxal-Maoist Communist Parties


Separatist Communist Parties


Active Communist Parties


Manipur


Greater Nepal


Defunct Communist Parties


Bodoland


See also

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Socialism in India Socialism in India is a political movement founded early in the 20th century, as a part of the broader movement to gain Indian independence from colonial rule. The movement grew quickly in popularity as it espoused the causes of India's farmer ...
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Communism in India Communism in India has existed as a social or political ideology as well as a political movement since at least as early as the 1920s. In its early years, communist ideology was harshly suppressed through legal prohibitions and criminal prosecut ...
* Communism in Kerala * Naxalite *
List of political parties in India India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords recognition to the national level and the state level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserve ...
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Politics of India Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is t ...
* List of Naxalite and Maoist groups in India


References

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