List of communist parties in India

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The following is a list of [[political parties in India]] that are aligned or were in the past aligned with the [[communist]] ideology.

==Pro-Left Front Communist Parties==
All India Forward Bloc

* [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
* '''Minor Left Parties'''
** [[Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy]] led by [[K. R. Gowri Amma]]
** [[Communist Marxist Party|Communist Marxist Party (Rajeshkumar)]] led by M.V. Rajeshkumar
** [[Satyashodhak Communist Party]]
** [[Bolshevik Party of India]]
** [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]] (RCPI) led by [[Biren Deka]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcpicommunist.in/p/leadership.html|title=Leadership|website=www.rcpicommunist.in|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>
** [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)|Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Kovoor]] led by [[Kovoor Kunjumon]]
** [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)|Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Ambalathara]] led by Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair
** [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist)|Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist) Prem Sudha]] led by Prem Sudha
** [[Marxist Forward Bloc]]
** [[Workers Party of India]]

==Left United Front==
*[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]]
*[[Marxist Communist Party of India (United)]]
*[[Revolutionary Marxist Party of India]]

==Pro-Naxal/Maoist Communist Parties==
===Moderate Pro-Naxal/Maoist Communist Parties===
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]] led by [[Dipankar Bhattacharya]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle]] led by [[Kanu Sanyal]]
*[[Marxist-Leninist Party of India (Red Flag)]] led by [[P.C. Unnichekkan]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star]] led by K.N. Ramchandran
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy]] led by Yatendra Kumar
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Somnath]] led by Somnath Chatterjee Ukhra and Pradip Banerjee
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Shantipal]]
*[[Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)]] led by [[Santosh Rana]]
*[[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) (D.V. Rao)]]
*[[Communist Ghadar Party of India]]
*[[Communist Party of Bharat]] led by Ranjan Chakraborty
*[[Marxist-Leninist Committee]] led by K. Venkateswar Rao
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Praja Pantha]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Jan Samvad]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Nai Pahal]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Proletarian]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Maharashtra]]

===Extremist Pro-Naxal/Maoist Communist Parties===
*[[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] led by [[Muppala Lakshmana Rao]]
*[[Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)]]
*[[Communist Revolutionary Centre Party|Communist Revolutionary Centre]]
*[[Communist Party of United States of India]] led by Veeranna
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Koora Rajanna]] led by [[Koora Rajanna]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Ranadheer]] led by Ranadheer
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Chandra Pulla Reddy]] led by [[Chandra Pulla Reddy]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)]] led by Mahadev Mukherjee
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Bhaijee]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Prajashakti]]
*[[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 Reorganization Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)|Communist Party Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]
*[[Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)|Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Ramnath]]
*[[Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)|Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Parikalpana]]
*[[Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)|Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Revisionist]]
*[[Re-organizing Committee, Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]

==Pro-Congress/UPA Communist Parties==
*[[All India Forward Bloc]]
*[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
*[[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]
* '''[[Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists]]''' '''(CICDS)'''
** [[United Communist Party of India]] led by [[Mohit Sen]]
** [[Communist Marxist Party (John)]] led by [[C. P. John]]
** [[Party of Democratic Socialism (India)|Party of Democratic Socialism]] led by [[Saifuddin Choudhury]] and [[Samir Putatundu]]
** [[Communist Revolutionary League of India]] (CRLI) led by [[Ashim Chatterjee]]
** [[Peoples Revolutionary Party of India]] ([[Paschimbanga Ganatantrik Manch]]) led by [[Sumantha Hira]]
** [[Tripura Ganatantrik Manch]] led by [[Ajoy Biswas]]
** [[Janganotantrik Morcha]] led by [[Ajoy Biswas]]
** [[Marxist Manch of Assam]]
** [[Orissa Communist Party]] led by Ajay Rout
** [[Krantikari Samyavadi Party]] based in [[Bihar]]
** [[Rashtravadi Communist Party]] based in [[Uttar Pradesh]]
** [[Madhya Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Adivasi Kranti Dal]]

==Pro-BJP/NDA Communist Parties==
* [[Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists]] based in [[Darjeeling]]

==Other Communist Parties==
*[[Marxist Co-ordination Committee]]
*[[Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi)]]
*[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Das)]]
*[[Telangana Communist Party]]
*[[Revolutionary Workers' Party of India]] (RWPI)
*[[Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]
*[[New Socialist Alternative (India)|New Socialist Alternative]]

==Defunct Communist Parties==
*[[Communist Consolidation]]
*[[Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India]] in 1925)
*[[Communist League (India, 1931)]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India]] in 1937)
*[[Communist League (India, 1934)]] (renamed as [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]] after a split in 1943)
*[[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India]] in 1952)
*[[Communist Party of French India]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India]] in 1954)
*[[Marxist League (India)|Marxist League]]
*[[Marxist League of Kerala]]
*[[Real Communist Party of India]] (1991-2001)
*[[Forward Communist Party]] (splintered into 2 - [[Forward Communist Party (Anandi Mukherji)]] and [[Forward Communist Party (Joglekar)]])
*[[Forward Communist Party (Anandi Mukherji)]] (merged with [[Bolshevik Party of India]])
*[[Forward Communist Party (Joglekar)]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India]])
*[[Communist Workers Party (India)|Communist Workers Party]] (1976-1998)
*[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore)]] (1948-1974)
*[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Nandi)]], one of the splinter group of [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore)]].
*[[Revolutionary Communist Council of India]] (1970s)
*[[Tamil Nadu Communist Party]] (1973-??)
*[[Workers Revolutionary Party (India)|Workers Revolutionary Party]] (1970)
*[[All India Communist Party]] led by Late [[S.A. Dange]] and [[Roza Deshpande]] (merged with [[United Communist Party of India]] in 1989)
*[[Indian Communist Party (Sen)]] led by Late [[Mohit Sen]], [[D. Pandian]], [[M. Kalyanasundarm]] and SU. Palanisamy (merged with [[United Communist Party of India]] in 1989)
*[[Communist Party of Punjab]] led by [[Wadhawa Ram]] and [[Sukhinder Singh]] (merged with [[United Communist Party of India]] in 1989)
*[[Lal Nishan Party]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India]] in 2017)
*[[Marxist Communist Party of India]] of Late [[Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri]] (merged with [[Marxist Communist Party of India (United)]] in 2005)
* [[Mangat Ram Pasla|Communist Party Marxist (Punjab)]] led by [[Mangat Ram Pasla]] (merged with [[Marxist Communist Party of India (United)]] in 2005)
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist) Hardan Roy]] led by [[Hardan Roy]] (merged with [[Marxist Communist Party of India (United)]] in 2005)
*[[BTR–EMS–AKG Janakeeya Vedi]] of Late [[V. B. Cherian]] (merged with [[Marxist Communist Party of India (United)]] in 2005)
*[[Bahujana Communist Party]] (2006-???)
*[[Revolutionary Marxist Party]] (merged with [[Revolutionary Marxist Party of India]])
*[[Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan)]] led by [[K.R. Aravindakshan]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]])
* [[Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy|Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (Rajan Babu)]] led by [[A. N. Rajan Babu]] merged with [[Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy]] led by [[K. R. Gowri Amma]]

===Defunct Pro-Naxal/Maoist Communist Parties===
*[[All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]]
*[[Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]] (merged with [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1975)
*[[Andhra Pradesh Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (Chandra Pulla Reddy)]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Satyanarayan Singh]])
*[[Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)]] (merged with [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1975)
*[[West Bengal Communist Unity Centre]] (merged with [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1975)
*[[West Bengal Co-ordination Committee of Revolutionaries]] (merged with [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1975)
*[[Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee]] (merged with [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] in 1976)
*[[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] (splintered into many factions led by D.V. Rao, [[Harbhajan Sohi]], [[Subodh Mitra]], Ajmer Group, and Anand)
*[[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Ajmer group)]]
*[[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Harbhajan Sohi)]] led by [[Harbhajan Sohi]] (merged with [[Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India]] in 1988)
*[[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Anand)]] led by Anand (merged with [[Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India]] in 1988)
*[[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) Subodh Mitra]] led by [[Subodh Mitra]] (merged with [[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Communist Revolutionary Party]] led by [[K.P.R. Gopalan]] (splintered from [[All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]])
*[[Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]] (splintered as [[Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Maoist)]] and [[Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)]])
*[[Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Maoist)]] (splintered from [[Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]. Merged with [[Maoist Communist Centre of India]])
*[[Maoist Communist Centre]] (merged with [[Maoist Communist Centre of India]])
*[[Maoist Communist Centre of India]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] (splintered into many factions)
*[[Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Party Unity]] led by N. Prasad (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari]] led by Rauf (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Chandrashekar]] led by Chandrashekar (merged with [[Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India]] in 1988)
*[[Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] led by B.N. Sharma (merged with [[Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India]] in 1988)
*[[Revolutionary Communist Party (India)|Revolutionary Communist Party]] led by Takra (merged with [[ Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India]])
*[[Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India]] (merged with [[Communist Party Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Central Team Punjab]] (merged with [[Communist Party Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]
*[[Communist Unity Centre of India]] (merged with [[Communist Party Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]
*[[Marxist–Leninist Organising Centre]] (merged with [[Communist Party Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]
*[[Organizing Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]] led by Late [[Kanu Sanyal]] (merged with [[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Kaimur Range]] led by Ravi Shankar (merged with [[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] (disintegrated)
*[[Central Organising Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Umadhar Singh)]] led by [[Umadhar Singh]] (merged with [[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Indian Communist Party]] led by [[U. Krishnappa]] (merged with [[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Liberation Front Sabuj Sen|Liberation Front]] led by [[Sabuj Sen]] (merged with [[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Initiative]] led by Arvind Sinha (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Unity Initiative]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Janashakti COC]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Unity Initiative]])
*[[Communist Organisation of India (Marxist-Leninist)]] led by Late [[Kanu Sanyal]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Unity Initiative]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle]])
*[[Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist–Leninist)]] led by Subodh Mitra and S.D. Bose (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag Ramachandran]] led by C. N. Ramachandran (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag Kunhikannan]] led by Kunhikannan (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]])
*[[Central Reorganisation Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] led by [[K. Venu (Kerala)|K. Venu]] (splintered into 3 factions. The major faction led by K. Venu merged with [[Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy]]. The other two factions evolved as [[Maharashtra Communist Party]] and [[Kerala Communist Party]])
*[[Maharashtra Communist Party]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) MUC]])
*[[Kerala Communist Party]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) MUC]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) MUC]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Satyanarayan Singh]]) (revived as [[Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] by [[Santosh Rana]])
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Bolshevik]] led by Jayshree Rana (splintered from [[Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]])
*[[Communist League of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] (splintered into 4 factions - Ramnath, Parikalpana, Revisionist, and [[ Re-organizing Committee, Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)]])
*[[Centre of Indian Communists]]
*[[Lal Sena]] (merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]])
*[[Lal Jhanda Dal]]
*[[Kangleipak Communist Party]]

===Defunct RSP Factions===
*[[National Revolutionary Socialist Party]] of R.M. Parameswaran
*[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Sreekandan Nair)]] of [[N. Sreekantan Nair]]
*[[Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)|Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)]] of [[Shibu Baby John]]
*[[Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist)|Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist)]] of [[Babu Divakaran]]
*[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)]] led by [[A. V. Thamarakshan]]
*[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Left)]] of C.P. Karthikeyan (merged with [[Communist Marxist Party (John)]])
*[[Samyavadi Sangstha]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party]]

==See also==
* [[Socialism in India]]

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