Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Abbreviation	CPI(M), CPIM, CPM
General Secretary	Sitaram Yechury
Presidium	Politburo
Lok Sabha Leader	P. R. Natarajan
Rajya Sabha Leader	Elamaram Kareem
Founded	7 November 1964
Split from	Communist Party of India
Headquarters	A. K. Gopalan Bhawan, 27–29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 001
Newspaper	People's Democracy ; Ganashakti ; Deshabhimani ; Theekkathir; Loklahar
Youth wing	Democratic Youth Federation of India; Tribal Youth Federation;
Women's wing	All India Democratic Women's Association
Labour wing	Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Peasant's wing	All India Kisan Sabha; All India Agricultural Workers Union;
Membership	1 million+ (2023)
Ideology	Communism; Marxism-Leninism; Anti-capitalism
Political position	Left-wing
International affiliation	IMCWP
Colours	Red
ECI Status	National Party
Alliance	Alliances Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (National); Secular Progressive Alliance (Tamil Nadu); Left Front (Tripura); Left Front (West Bengal); Left Democratic Front (Kerala); Mahagathbandhan (Bihar); United Opposition Forum (Assam); Loktantrik Morcha (Rajasthan); Mahagathbandhan (Bihar); Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra); People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (Jammu and Kashmir); Samajwadi Gathbandhan (Uttar Pradesh); Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance (Manipur); ;
Seats in Lok Sabha	3 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	5 / 245
Seats in State legislatures	79 / 4,036 (Total) State Legislatures 62 / 140 (Kerala) 10 / 60 (Tripura) 2 / 234 (Tamil Nadu) 2 / 243 (Bihar) 1 / 126 (Assam) 1 / 147 (Odisha) 1 / 288 (Maharashtra)
Number of states and union territories in government	2 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	cpim.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the national parties of India. The party was founded through a splitting from CPI in 1964 and it quickly became the dominant fraction.

The 34 years of CPI(M) led Left Front rule in West Bengal was the longest-serving democratically elected communist-led government in the world. It had been also the third largest party of parliament for many times. Presently, CPI(M) is a part of ruling alliances in three states- the LDF in Kerala and the SPA in Tamil Nadu where it has representation in the legislative assemblies of eight states.

The All-India Party Congress is the supreme authority of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). However, during the time between two party congresses, the Central Committee is the highest decision-making body. The Central Committee shall elect from among its members a Polit Bureau including the General Secretary. The Polit Bureau carries on the work of the Central Committee between its two sessions and has the right to take political and organisational decisions in between two meetings of the Central Committee.

CPI(M)'s total income of ₹1,620,000,000 in fiscal year 2021–22. The party reported zero funding from Electoral Bonds.

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