List of communist parties in India

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

• 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
  • 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

• 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
• Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) 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
• Communist Party of United States of India led by Veeranna
• Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Koora Rajanna led by Koora Rajanna
• Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti - Ranadheer led by Ranadheer
• 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 Reorganisation Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)
• Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Ramnath
• Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Parikalpana
• 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
• Peasants and Workers Party of India
• Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik) led by A. V. Thamarakshan
• Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists (CICDS)
  • United Communist Party of India led by Mohit Sen
  • Communist Marxist Party (John) led by CP 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

• Marxist Co-ordination Committee
• Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi)
• Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Das)
• Telangana Communist Party
• Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (Satyajith) led by V. Satyajith
• Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
• 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
• 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 (Left) of C.P. Karthikeyan (merged with Communist Marxist Party (John))
• Samyavadi Sangstha
• Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party

See also

• Socialism in India