Where was the Communist Party of India (CPI) founded, in 1920?

The correct answer is Tashkent.

Key Points

• Communist Party of India (CPI):
  • It is a left-wing political party in India, founded in 1920 in Tashkent (now the capital of Uzbekistan).
  • M.N. Roy was the first elected Commintern leader.
  • The CPI was formally founded in 1925 at the Indian Communist Conference in Kanpur.
  • It declared that revolution would be used to build socialism in India.
  • Among its founders were M. N. Roy, his wife Evelyn Trent, M. P. T. Acharya and Abani Mukherji.
  • The CPI's first general secretary was S.V. Ghate.
  • Ideological differences led to the split in the party in 1964 when two different party conferences were held, one of CPI and one of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
  • The Left Front governed West Bengal for 34 years (1977–2011) and Tripura for 25 years (1993–2018)

Additional Information

• Current scenario of CPI:
  • The Election Commission of India recognized the CPI as a "National Party," but on April 10, 2023, the commission revoked that recognition due to the party's persistently dismal election results.
  • The CPI was the only national political party in India to run under the same electoral emblem in every general election up until 2022.
  • The Communist Party of India held its 24th Party Congress at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, from October 14–18, 2022.
  • List of members of parliament held by CPI:
    • Rajya Sabha:
      • Binoy Biswam - Kerala
      • P. Sandosh Kumar - Kerala
    • Lok Sabha:
      • K. Subbarayan - Tiruppur (T.N.) constituency
      • M. Selvarasu - Nagapattinam (T.N.) constituency
• Andijan, Bukhara, and Namangan are also cities in Uzbekistan.