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Cpi (CPI)
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- Abbreviation CPI
- Founded 26 December 1925 (99 Years Ago) (1925-12-26)
- Country India
- Headquarters Ajoy Bhavan15, Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Eci Status State Party
- Parliamentary Chairperson Vacant
- Ideology Communism, Marxism-Leninism
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cpi (CPI) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
Communist Party of India (CPI): A Historical Overview Founded on December 26, 1925, in Kanpur, the CPI is India's oldest communist party. Its history is intertwined with India's struggle for independence and subsequent socio-economic development. Ideologically rooted in Marxism-Leninism, the CPI's c...
CPI NEWS
Kerala churn begins: Denied ticket, CPI MLA joins BJP, claims seats being ‘sold’
March 17, 2026 4:50 pm
A Dalit face in the CPI, an ally of the LDF in Kerala, C Mukundan was denied a party ticket for a second term. Instead, the CPI fielded Geetha Gopi from the Nattika seat.
Inflation rose to 3.21% in February, but US-Israel-Iran war impact yet to be felt
March 12, 2026 6:33 pm
The data for February is the second inflation print under the updated Consumer Price Index series which has a base year of 2024 for prices and comes ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate decision in early April.
Maoist leader Devuji surrenders: For party out of leaders, territory, firepower, key moment of unravelling
February 25, 2026 5:42 pm
Since 2024, more than 500 Maoists have been killed in security operations. In 2025 alone, around 285 Maoists were killed, while around 22 have been neutralised so far in 2026.
New CPI improves information basis for monetary, fiscal policy: CEA Nageswaran
February 13, 2026 4:38 am
Economists do not expect the RBI to alter its interest rate policy anytime soon on account of changes in the inflation picture due to the new CPI series.
From Netflix, JioHotstar rates to air purifier prices – CPI inflation goes modern
January 31, 2026 6:10 pm
The new CPI basket will contain 358 goods and services, up from 299 currently, which is based on the 2011-12 consumer expenditure survey.
When Communists went to war with Nehru: The CPI’s ‘lost years’ and its road back to elections
December 28, 2025 2:42 pm
The party initially saw Nehru as a progressive figure. Soon after, it adopted the path of an armed struggle, only to retreat and enter Parliament after the 1952 Lok Sabha elections
In a first, CPI puts CPI(M) on back foot over PM SHRI, but Vijayan has last laugh
October 30, 2025 6:43 pm
While the LDF govt puts PM SHRI move on hold under CPI's pressure, it also sets the stage for Vijayan's projection as its CM face in 2026 polls for third term
D Raja stays CPI chief, party ignores objections, 75-year age limit
September 26, 2025 5:12 am
Dramatic scenes at 25th CPI Party Congress leading to the 76-year-old’s re-election as general secretary, with Kerala unit leading objections to the same
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy’s battle with history: Rising from CPI ranks to steering it amid decline
August 23, 2025 2:32 pm
Reddy wanted to expand CPI’s base in Hindi heartland and make it not remain just an adjunct to CPI(M), but could not arrest his party's electoral slide while at the helm, finally stepping down after 2019 rout
CPI leader Chandu Rathod shot dead in Hyderabad while on morning walk
July 15, 2025 6:05 pm
Chandu Rathod’s family has claimed that there was an ongoing enmity between him and a member of a rival Communist party.
