The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. It is strongest in West Bengal and Tripura, where it is holding government (2004). It split from the Communist Party of India in 1964 because of what it describes as the latter's revisionism and sectarianism. It claims to have 814,408 members as of 2002.
 Students Federation of India  CPI(M) election propaganda  Martyrs Column in Haripada, Kerala CPI(M) took 5,5% of vote in last legislative election (May 2004) and it has 43 MPs. They support new Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, but without taking part in it.
In West Bengal and Tripura it participates in Left Front. In Kerala the party is part of Left Democratic Front. In Tamil Nadu it is part of the Progressive Democratic Alliance.
In Hindi CPI(M) is often called मार्क्सवादी कमयुनिस्त पार्टी (Marksvadi Kamyunist Party, abbreviated MaKaPa). In Tamil the party is known as இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி (மார்க்சிஸ்ட்) (Intia Kamyunist Katchi (Marxist)).
The current general secretary of CPI(M) is Harkishan Surjit Singh. The CPI(M) MP Somnath Chatterjee is the speaker of the Lok Sabha (2004). The 17th party congress of CPI(M), held in Hyderabad March 2002 elected a Central Committee with 79 members. The CC later elected a 17-member Politburo:
The principal mass organizations of CPI(M) are:
In Tripura, the Ganamukti Parishad is a major mass organization.
From the Centre, two weekly newspapers are published, People's Democracy (English) and Lok Lehar (Hindi).
On state level there are a variety of vernacular publications, including five daily newspaper;
A large number of parties have been formed from splits of the CPI(M), such as Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), Marxist Communist Party of India, Marxist Coordination Committee in Jharkhand, Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy and Communist Marxist Party in Kerala, Party of Democratic Socialism in West Bengal, Janganotantrik Morcha in Tripura, the Ram Pasla group in Punjab, Orissa Communist Party in Orissa, etc.
Election Results
see CPI(M) election results.
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See also: List of political parties in India, Politics of India, List of Communist Parties
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