Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India (CPI) is one of the political parties in India. It was founded in December, 1925. After independence the party led armed struggles against a series of local monarchs that were reluctant to give up their power in several areas, the biggest rebellion being against the Nizam of Hyderabad. The party was divided in 1964 when the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed due to ideological disputes within the factions of the party.
Currently, the party is part of the Left Front which is a coalition of leftist and communist parties. The Left Front supported the Indian National Congress led United Progressive Alliance, that came to power in 2004, without directly taking part in it. Its support was based on the UPA’s adherence to the Common Minimum Programme. Some of provisions of the programme were the adoption of an independent foreign policy, massive social sector outlays and the discontinuation of disinvestments. However, the Communist Party of India along with the Left Front withdrew support from the UPA government in July2008 as it was opposed to the United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act. It thought that signing such a treaty with the United States would undermine India's sovereignity.
The CPI participates in the Left Front-government in West Bengal. In Kerala the party is part of Left Democratic Front, and has ministers in the state government. In Tripura the party is a partner of the governing Left Front, and in Tamil Nadu it is part of the Progressive Democratic Alliance.
