Lal Salaam: The decline of communism in India

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Aarav Gupta

Indian Marxism, M.N. Roy, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Naxalbari, West Bengal

‘Before his execution, Comrade Bhagat Singh was reading Lenin…he marked his place in the book by folding the top of the page…we (Indian Marxists) need to turn the page open and start where he left off’ a common saying in Indian Marxist Leninist circles In the 2019 general elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) secured only 3 out of 542 seats, a mere 0.55%. As we approach the 2024 General elections, a political force that once held the potential to swing election outcomes in favour of an alliance has dwindled into political irrelevance. This decline coincides with the rise of right-wing nationalist parties, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has single-handedly led to an erosion of other political parties. However, the fall of the left is unparalleled. This paper will offer an overview of Indian communism within the context of the freedom struggle. It will delve into the establishment of the Communist Party of India (CPI), internal divisions within the Indian communist movement, and the emergence of the Naxals, a militant and radical faction within Indian Marxism. The paper will conclude with a case study of West Bengal, an Indian state where the left held political power for a remarkable three decades.

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Aarav Gupta (December-2023). Lal Salaam: The decline of communism in India. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(12), c63-c67. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2312208.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 12, December-2023

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