List of communist parties in India

Pro-left front communist parties

Communist Party of India

All India Forward Bloc

Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist) led by Babu Divakaran

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation led by Dipankar Bhattacharya

Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

Peasants and Workers Party of India

Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI)

Communist Marxist Party led by K.R. Aravindakshan

Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy led by K. R. Gowri Amma

Workers Party of India

Pro-Congress/UPA communist parties

Revolutionary Socialist Party

Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists (CICDS)

United Communist Party of India led by Mohit Sen

Party of Democratic Socialism led by Saifuddin Chaudhury

Communist Marxist Party led by C. P. John

Orissa Communist Party led by Ajay Rout

Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists based in Darjeeling

Communist Revolutionary League of India led by Ashim Chatterjee

Paschimbanga Ganatantrik Manch (Peoples Revolutionary Party of India) led by Sumantha Hira

Janganotantrik Morcha

Tripura Ganatantrik Manch led by Ajoy Biswas

Lal Nishan Party

Rashtravadi Communist Party based in Uttar Pradesh

Krantikari Samyavadi Party based in Bihar

Madhya Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Adivasi Kranti Dal

Marxist Manch of Assam

Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy led by A. N. Rajan Babu

Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy led by V. Satyajith

Pro-Chinese Naxal/Maoist communist moderate parties

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Factions

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) led by Kanu Sanyal

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag led by Unnichekkan

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy led by Yatendra Kumar

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Somnath led by Somnath Chatterjee Ukhra and Pradip Banerjee

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Organizing Committee

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Shantipal

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Jan Samvad

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Nai Pahal

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Proletarian

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Maharashtra

Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) led by Satyanarayan Singh and Santosh Rana

Communist Party Reorganization Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist)

Marxist-Leninist Committee led by K. Venkateswar Rao

Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) (D.V. Rao)

Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Ajmer group)

Communist Party of Bharat led by Ranjan Chakraborty

Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)

Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)

Communist Ghadar Party of India

Lal Jhanda Dal

Pro-Chinese Naxal/Maoist communist parties using violent means

Communist Party of India (Maoist) led by Muppala Lakshmana Rao

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari led by Rauf

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti led by Koora Rajanna

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti led by Ranadheer

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti led by Chandra Pulla Reddy

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee) led by Mahadev Mukherjee

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Central Team

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Bhaijee

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Prajashakti

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Praja Pratighatana

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Prathighatana

Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Ramnath faction

Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Parikalpana faction

Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist) Revisionist faction

Re-organizing Committee, Communist League of India (Marxist-Leninist)

Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)

Communist Party of United States of India

Centre of Indian Communists

Communist Revolutionary Centre

Other communist parties

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Revolutionary Marxist Party

Marxist Communist Party of India (United)

Marxist Co-ordination Committee

Telangana Communist Party

Bahujana Communist Party

Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi)

Real Communist Party of India

Communist Workers Party (India)

Marxist Periarist Communist Party

Communist Party of Marxist New

Revolutionary Socialist Party (L)