Communist Party of India

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The Communist Party of India is one of the major left-wing political parties in India, historically influential in labor, peasant, and socialist movements and in shaping the country’s communist politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist party
left-wing party
political party
abbreviation CPI
activeIn peasant movement in India
socialist movement in India
trade union movement in India
alliance Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Left Front (various states)
country India
electionCommissionStatus national party
flag red flag with hammer and sickle
founded 1925-12-26
foundedIn Kanpur
foundingCountry India
foundingLocation Kanpur
hasNotableLeader A. B. Bardhan
A. K. Gopalan
C. Rajeswara Rao
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Indrajit Gupta
P. C. Joshi
hasRepresentationIn Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
hasWing All India Students Federation
All India Trade Union Congress
All India Youth Federation
National Federation of Indian Women
headquarters New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
headquartersAddress Ajoy Bhavan, New Delhi
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
labourWing All India Trade Union Congress
language English
Hindi
various Indian languages
opposes capitalism
participatesIn Indian general elections
politicalPosition left-wing
predecessor Communist Party of India (Tashkent group)
recognizedBy Election Commission of India
splitFrom Indian National Congress
splitInto Communist Party of India (Marxist)
studentsWing All India Students Federation
supports land reforms
secularism
socialism
workers' rights
symbol ears of corn and sickle
womenWing National Federation of Indian Women
youthWing All India Youth Federation

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Comintern memberOrganization Communist Party of India
Royal Indian Navy mutiny supportedBy Communist Party of India
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance hasMember Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Aruna Asaf Ali memberOf Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India predecessor Communist Party of India (Tashkent group)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India splitInto Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Telangana peasant armed struggle hasLeader Communist Party of India
Telangana peasant armed struggle participant Communist Party of India cadres
linked to: Communist Party of India
Students Federation of India associatedWith Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
All India Trade Union Congress affiliatedWith Communist Party of India
Centre of Indian Trade Unions politicalAlignment Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Trinamool Congress opposedParty Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Prabhat Patnaik memberOf Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Lakshmi Sahgal memberOf Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Lakshmi Sahgal supportedBy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
linked to: Communist Party of India
Lakshmi Sahgal supportedBy Communist Party of India
Guilty Men of India’s Partition criticizes Communist Party of India
National Federation of Indian Women foundedBy Communist Party of India