Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | |
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| Abbreviation | CPI(ML), CPI-ML, CPIML(L), CPI-ML(L), CPIML Liberation |
| General Secretary | Dipankar Bhattacharya |
| Founder | Subrata Dutta Vinod Mishra Swadesh Bhttacharya |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Split from | CPIML |
| Headquarters | Charu Bhawan, U-90, Shakarpur, Delhi-110092 |
| Newspaper | Liberation (English) Deshabrati (Bengali) |
| Student wing | All India Students' Association |
| Youth wing | Revolutionary Youth Association |
| Women's wing | All India Progressive Women's Association |
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| Peasant's wing | All India Kisan Mahasabha |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red |
| ECI Status | State Party |
| Alliance | I.N.D.I.A (National) Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) Left Front+ (West Bengal) |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 543 |
| Seats in State Legislative Assembly | |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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Flag with Stars | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)L) is a communist political party in India. The party is represented in Bihar and Jharkhand Legislative Assemblies. Since 2023, the party is also a member of the INDIA bloc. In Bihar, the party has significant base amongst the Extremely Backward Castes and the Scheduled Castes. It was successful in mobilising Upper Backward Caste groups such as Koeris in some districts of central Bihar, prior to the rise of Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party faced existential crisis when a large section of its Koeri and Yadav support base defected to Rashtriya Janata Dal in 1990s. However, the ideological commitment of its cadre protected it from disintegration. It staged a comeback in politics after winning twelve seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020 and by sending two of its members to Lok Sabha in 2024 Indian general elections. It further expanded its national presence by winning two seats in the Jharkhand state election in 2024. The party faced a setback in 2025 in which it was reduced to only two seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.