Marxist Communist Party of India (United)
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Marxist Communist Party of India (United) is a communist party
in India
, formed in 2005 by the unification of the Marxist Communist Party of India
, the Mangat Ram Pasla
-led breakaway group from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(CPI(M)) in Punjab
, the BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi
(a Kerala
-based splintergroup of the CPI(M), which had been based in the CITU) and the Hardan Roy group in West Bengal
.
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri is the general secretary of the party.
On November 26, 2005, a meeting was held which appointed a 12-member Kerala State Committee with V.B. Cherian as its secretary. The Punjab
state units of MCPI and CPI(M) [Ram Pasla Group] formally merged in December 2005 and a 13-member Punjab State Committee was appointed. Kuldip Singh is the secretary of the Punjab State Committee.
In September 2006, the unification congress of MCPI(U) was held in Chandigarh
. 345 delegates from Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
, Bihar, Rajasthan
, Uttar Pradesh
, Tamil Nadu
and Kerala participated. The rally held ahead of the congress, which gathered around 5000 demonstrators, was addressed by B.N. Reddy, the chief commander of the Telangana armed struggle
. The congress elected a control commission consisting of M.D. Gouse, N. Sudershan and Kirpal Singh Hans.
, the party five candidates, contesting the constituencies Vadakkekkara, Aluva, Paravoor (Ernakulam), Chengannur (Alappuzha), Thiruvananthapuram East (Thiruvananthapuram), Karunagappally and Chadayamangalam (Kollam).
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, formed in 2005 by the unification of the Marxist Communist Party of India
Marxist Communist Party of India
Marxist Communist Party of India, MCPI was a political party in India. It emerged as a splinter-group of Communist Party of India . The party general secretary was Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri ....
, the Mangat Ram Pasla
Mangat Ram Pasla
Mangat Ram Pasla is an Indian politician. He was a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India , but was expelled from the party in December 2001. He had previously been the Secretary of the Punjab State Committee of the party. Pasla was one of the one the most prominent leaders of CPI...
-led breakaway group from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(CPI(M)) in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, the BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi
BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi
BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi was a political group in the South Indian state of Kerala, a splinter-group of Communist Party of India . The group was led by expelled CITU-leader V.B. Cheriyan . Whether the movement was to be classified as a party is unclear, but it acted in a party-like manner...
(a Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
-based splintergroup of the CPI(M), which had been based in the CITU) and the Hardan Roy group in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri is the general secretary of the party.
On November 26, 2005, a meeting was held which appointed a 12-member Kerala State Committee with V.B. Cherian as its secretary. The Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
state units of MCPI and CPI(M) [Ram Pasla Group] formally merged in December 2005 and a 13-member Punjab State Committee was appointed. Kuldip Singh is the secretary of the Punjab State Committee.
In September 2006, the unification congress of MCPI(U) was held in Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
. 345 delegates from Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, Bihar, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and Kerala participated. The rally held ahead of the congress, which gathered around 5000 demonstrators, was addressed by B.N. Reddy, the chief commander of the Telangana armed struggle
Telangana Rebellion
The Telangana Rebellion or Vetti Chakiri Movement also known as Telangana Raithanga Sayudha Poratam was a communist-led peasant rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region and later against the princely state of Hyderabad between 1946 and 1951...
. The congress elected a control commission consisting of M.D. Gouse, N. Sudershan and Kirpal Singh Hans.
Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2006
In the 2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly electionKerala state assembly election, 2006
The Kerala state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in three phases. The first phase was held on April 22, 2006, when 59 out of the 140 constituencies in Kerala voted. The second was held on April 29, 2006 for the 66...
, the party five candidates, contesting the constituencies Vadakkekkara, Aluva, Paravoor (Ernakulam), Chengannur (Alappuzha), Thiruvananthapuram East (Thiruvananthapuram), Karunagappally and Chadayamangalam (Kollam).