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| name             = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy
| name             = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy
| native_name     =  
| native_name       =  
| logo             =  
| logo             =  
| colorcode       = Red
| colorcode         = #FE0000
| abbreviation     = CPIML ND
| abbreviation     = CPIML ND
| colors          = {{color box|Red}} [[Red]]
| general_secretary = Yatendra Kumar
| general_secretary = Yatendra Kumar
| foundation       = 1988   <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| foundation       = 1988 <!--{{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}-->
| split           = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy)
| split             = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy)
| headquarters     = 1797 IInd Floor, Parsadi Gali, Giani Bazar, Kotla Mubarakpur, [[New Delhi]]-110003
| headquarters     = 1797 IInd Floor, Parsadi Gali, Giani Bazar, Kotla Mubarakpur, [[New Delhi]]-110003
| newspaper       = New Democracy
| newspaper         = New Democracy
| student_wing     = Progressive Democratic Students Union
| student_wing     = Progressive Democratic Students Union
| womens_wing     = Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan
| womens_wing       = Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan
| wing1_title     = [[Peasant movement|Peasants wing]]
| wing1_title       = [[Peasant movement|Peasants wing]]
| wing1           = The All India Kisan Maha Sabha
| wing1             = All India Kisan Maha Sabha
| wing2_title     = [[Labour movement|Labour wing]]
| wing2_title       = [[Labour movement|Labour wing]]
| wing2           = Indian Federation of Trade Unions<br>All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha
| wing2             = Indian Federation of Trade Unions<br>All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha
| ideology         = [[Communism]]<br/>[[Naxalites|Naxalism]]<br/>[[Mao Zedong Thought]]
| ideology         = [[Communism]]<br/>[[Naxalism]]<br/>[[Maoism|Mao Zedong Thought]]
| position         = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| position         = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| international   = [[International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (International Newsletter)|ICMLPO]] (formerly)
| international     = ICMLPO (formerly)
| slogan           = One Way [[Naxalbari]]....
| colors            = {{color box|Red}} [[Red]]
| flag             =  
| slogan           = One Way [[Naxalbari]]....
| website         = {{url|http://cpimlnd.org/}}
| flag             =  
| country         = India
| website           = {{URL|http://cpimlnd.org/}}
| country           = India
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'''Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy''' is a [[communist]] [[political party]] in [[India]]. The party was founded as a breakaway from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy) in 1988. The general secretary of this party is Yatendra Kumar.
The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy''' is a [[Communism|communist]] [[political party]] in India. The party was founded following a split from the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy) in 1988. The general secretary of this party is Yatendra Kumar.


The party is mainly based in [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]], but also has branches in [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi]], [[Odisha]], [[Haryana]], etc.
The party is mainly based in [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]], but also has branches in Bihar, [[West Bengal]], Punjab, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], Delhi, [[Odisha]], [[Haryana]], etc.


The party has one member in the Legislative Assembly of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Gummadi Narsaiah]] from the constituency of [[Yellandu]] from where he has been elected continuously for five terms. The party also has one from Bihar, whose name is [[Umadhar Prasad Singh]].
The party had one member in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]], [[Gummadi Narsaiah]] who represented [[Yellandu Assembly constituency]] for five terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/meeting-narsaiah-5-time-mla-and-cpi-ml-s-only-hope-telangana-92739|title=A meeting with Narsaiah, 5-time MLA and CPI (ML)'s only hope in Telangana|author=Balakrishna Ganeshan|publisher=[[The News Minute]]|date=4 December 2018|quote=Gummadi Narsaiah, a five-time MLA belonging to the CPI (ML) New Democracy, .... Narsaiah is contesting from Yellandu, one of the ST reserved constituencies, which he has represented as MLA five times.}}</ref> The party also had one MLA from Bihar, whose name is [[Umadhar Singh|Umadhar Prasad Singh]].


[[File:iftumayday2004.jpg|thumb|IFTU May Day poster]]CPI (ML) ND has been following both parliamentary and non-parliamentary methods of class struggle. It participates in elections unlike the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] and also has an underground guerrilla army with weapons. The party has open mass organizations like the [[Indian Federation of Trade Unions]] (IFTU) for industrial workers and the [[All India Kisan-Mazdoor Sabha]] for farmers and agricultural workers.
[[File:iftumayday2004.jpg|thumb|IFTU May Day poster]]
CPI (ML) ND has been following both parliamentary and non-parliamentary methods of class struggle. It participates in elections unlike the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] and also has an underground guerrilla army with weapons. The party has open mass organizations like the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) for industrial workers and the All India Kisan-Mazdoor Sabha for farmers and agricultural workers.


In the recent years CPI (ML) ND has been more radicalized and started focusing more on the underground guerrilla work distancing itself from the parliamentary left and the moderate [[Marxist-Leninist]] factions.
==See also==
 
* [[List of Naxalite and Maoist groups in India]]
CPI(M-L) ND has two big students unions, PDSU, and PSU in Punjab.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180314231937/https://www.cpimlnd.org/ Party website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180314231937/https://www.cpimlnd.org/ Party website]
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Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy
AbbreviationCPIML ND
General SecretaryYatendra Kumar
Founded1988
Split fromCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy)
Headquarters1797 IInd Floor, Parsadi Gali, Giani Bazar, Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi-110003
NewspaperNew Democracy
Student wingProgressive Democratic Students Union
Women's wingPragatisheel Mahila Sangathan
Peasants wingAll India Kisan Maha Sabha
Labour wingIndian Federation of Trade Unions
All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha
IdeologyCommunism
Naxalism
Mao Zedong Thought
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationICMLPO (formerly)
Colors  Red
SloganOne Way Naxalbari....
Website
cpimlnd.org

The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) New Democracy is a communist political party in India. The party was founded following a split from the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Chandra Pulla Reddy) in 1988. The general secretary of this party is Yatendra Kumar.

The party is mainly based in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, but also has branches in Bihar, West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Odisha, Haryana, etc.

The party had one member in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Gummadi Narsaiah who represented Yellandu Assembly constituency for five terms.[1] The party also had one MLA from Bihar, whose name is Umadhar Prasad Singh.

IFTU May Day poster

CPI (ML) ND has been following both parliamentary and non-parliamentary methods of class struggle. It participates in elections unlike the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and also has an underground guerrilla army with weapons. The party has open mass organizations like the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) for industrial workers and the All India Kisan-Mazdoor Sabha for farmers and agricultural workers.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Balakrishna Ganeshan (4 December 2018). "A meeting with Narsaiah, 5-time MLA and CPI (ML)'s only hope in Telangana". The News Minute. Gummadi Narsaiah, a five-time MLA belonging to the CPI (ML) New Democracy, .... Narsaiah is contesting from Yellandu, one of the ST reserved constituencies, which he has represented as MLA five times.

External links[edit | edit source]