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This page contains a list of political parties in India that are aligned with the communist ideology.

Most Communist Parties in India trace their origin back to-

(i) Communist Party of India (Abbr. CPI)

(ii) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Abbr. CPIM)

(iii) Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Abbr. CPIML)

Communist parties registered with the Election Commission of India

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
CPIM 7 November 1964
(60 years ago) (1964-11-07) 		Marxism–Leninism Prakash Karat (interim) 4 / 543 5 / 245 82 / 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 (99 years ago) (1925-12-26) Marxism–Leninism D. Raja Kerala,
Manipur,
Tamil Nadu 		2 / 543 3 / 245 22 / 4,036 1 / 426
CPIML Liberation 28 July 1974 (50 years ago) (1974-07-28) Marxism–Leninism

Mao Zedong Thought

Dipankar Bhattacharya Bihar 2 / 543 0 / 245 13 / 4,036 0 / 426

Naxal-Maoist Parties

NAME IDEOLOGY LEADER BASE REGION
CPIML Red Star Marxism–Leninism–Maoism K. N. Ramachandran
CPIML Class Struggle Visawam
CPIML New Democracy Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Yatendra Kumar

Naxal-Maoist Parties engaged in armed struggle

Trotskyist Communist parties

Trotskyist leaning Communist Parties

See also

References

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