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 (Rajeshkumar) led by M.V. Rajeshkumar
- Satyashodhak Communist Party
- Bolshevik Party of India
- Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI) led by Biren Deka^[1]
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Kovoor led by Kovoor Kunjumon
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) Ambalathara led by Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist) Prem Sudha led by Prem Sudha
- Marxist Forward Bloc
- Workers Party of India

Left United Front

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

Pro-Congress/UPA Communist Parties

All India Forward Bloc
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 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

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
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 (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 (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)
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 (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 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 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 Ramachandran led by C. N. Ramachandran (merged with Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Class Struggle)
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 (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
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John) of Shibu Baby John
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

References

↑ "Leadership". www.rcpicommunist.in. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

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