The Communist Party of India(Marxist) is the largest of the several communist parties in India, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute.
History
The undivided Communist Party of India was founded by a small group of Indian revolutionaries in exile in Tashkent in 1920, who were inspired by the ideas of the Russian Revolution. The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government , the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959.
The Communist Party of India(Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle against Khruschevite revisionism and Maoist dogmatism.[1]