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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M) or CPM) is a communist political party in India that formed as the result of a split in the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1964. [1] It has the status of a "national party" in India and has headed state governments in three of the states in the country.
Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami (born 17 July 1949) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir.He belongs to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, to which he has been elected five times consecutively since 1996, representing the Kulgam Assembly Constituency.
After India gained independence in 1947, the Communist Party of India (CPI) was formed through the amalgamation of various leftist groups, including the Lal Communist Party. However, ideological differences within the CPI led to a split, resulting in the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) in 1964.
The Central Committee is the second-highest body of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The members of the Central Committee are elected at the Congress of the Party, which occurs every three years.
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (16 November 1953 – 1 October 2022) was an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the secretary of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee from 2015 to 2022. [1] He stepped down from the position of state secretary due to his failing health. He was the Chief Editor of the Malayalam newspaper ...
Sitaram Yechury (12 August 1952 – 12 September 2024) was an Indian Marxist politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who was a member of the Politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992. Previously, he was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, West Bengal, from 2005 to 2017.
In the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency Odisha, the CPI(M) fielded veteran communist leader and state secretariat member Ali Kishor Patnaik. [3] [49] [51] CPI(M) also reached an agreement with CPI(ML) Liberation that they would exchange mutual support in the seats where they did contest against each other. [48]
Following the vote, which the government survived, on 23 July 2008, the CPI (M) expelled him from the party for violation of party discipline. [11] A CPI (M) press release said, "The Politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist has unanimously decided to expel Somnath Chatterjee from the membership of the party with immediate effect. This ...