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Communist Party of India
By: Geetika Jain Communist Party of India was founded on December 26, 1925 and started functioning legally from July 1942 when the ban on the party was lifted. The party relies mainly on mass organizations for its activities, fronts and movements, guided by it along with other parties. The CPI traditionally has strongholds in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura.
By: Geetika Jain
Communist Party of India was founded on December 26, 1925 and started functioning legally from July 1942 when the ban on the party was lifted. The party relies mainly on mass organizations for its activities, fronts and movements, guided by it along with other parties. The CPI traditionally has strongholds in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura. The CPI has decided to go soft on its ideologies and has shifted from an anti-Congress stand to a pro-Congress stand. From winning its electoral battles on an anti-Congress plank, especially after the 1996 elections, this move seems to be a clear departure based on the changing political scenario. The party takes on the Congress at the state level, while seat-sharing with the party on a national basis. The CPI differs from the CPM in its policy matters. The party prefers to stick to its ideologies, which is evident from its anti-BJP stand despite shift in relations vis-a-vis other parties. An erstwhile ally of the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the CPI snapped its ties following the latter`s association with the BJP. In the 13th Lok Sabha, CPI has three members with Ajay Chakraborty as the leader of its parliamentary party.
Communist Party of India was founded on December 26, 1925 and started functioning legally from July 1942 when the ban on the party was lifted. The party relies mainly on mass organizations for its activities, fronts and movements, guided by it along with other parties. The CPI traditionally has strongholds in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura. The CPI has decided to go soft on its ideologies and has shifted from an anti-Congress stand to a pro-Congress stand. From winning its electoral battles on an anti-Congress plank, especially after the 1996 elections, this move seems to be a clear departure based on the changing political scenario. The party takes on the Congress at the state level, while seat-sharing with the party on a national basis. The CPI differs from the CPM in its policy matters. The party prefers to stick to its ideologies, which is evident from its anti-BJP stand despite shift in relations vis-a-vis other parties. An erstwhile ally of the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the CPI snapped its ties following the latter`s association with the BJP. In the 13th Lok Sabha, CPI has three members with Ajay Chakraborty as the leader of its parliamentary party.