Revolutionary Communist Party of India
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The Revolutionary Communist Party of India (abbreviated as RCPI) is a political party in India. The party was founded as the Communist League by Saumyendranath Tagore in 1934, breaking away from the Communist Party of India (CPI). RCPI led armed uprisings after the independence of India, but later shifted to parliamentary politics. The party is active in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.[4] The party was represented in the West Bengal while being a part of Second United Front Cabinet (1969) as well as in various state government during the Left Front rule in the state (1977–2011). In Assam, the party won four Legislative Assembly seats in 1978, but its political influence has since declined in the state.
Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
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Abbreviation | RCPI |
Secretary | Biren Deka[1] |
Founder | Saumyendranath Tagore[2] |
Founded | 1 August 1934; 89 years ago (1 August 1934) |
Headquarters | Kolkata[1] |
Newspaper | Ganavani Toilers' Front Red Front |
Student wing | Progressive Students' Federation of India Assam Provincial Students' Federation |
Youth wing | Progressive Youth Federation of India |
Ideology | Communism Anti-Stalinism[3] |
Colours | Red |
Alliance | Left Front Left Democratic Manch |
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