page_title: Communist Party of India (Marxist)
section_title: Leadership
hierarchical_section_title: Communist Party of India (Marxist) / Party organisation / Leadership
caption_attribution_description: English: Inaugural session of the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Delhi. On front row are (from the left) Prakash Karat (the new general secretary), Buddhadev Bhattacharya (Chief Minister of West Bengal), Manik Sarkar (Chief Minister of Tripura), V.S. Achutanandan, Kortala Satyanarayana and Jyoti Basu (former chief minister of West Bengal). Photo: Soman
context_page_description: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is a communist political party in India. It is one of the national parties of India. The party emerged from a split from the Communist Party of India in 1964. The CPI was formed in Calcutta from 31 October to 7 November 1964.
  As of 2018, CPI is leading the state government in Kerala and has representation in the following Legislative assemblies in the states of West Bengal, Tripura, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra. The Politburo is the supreme organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). However, in between two party congresses, the Central Committee is the highest decision making body.
context_section_description: The current general secretary of CPI(M) is Sitaram Yechury. The 22nd party congress of CPI(M), held in Hyderabad 18 April 2018 elected a Central Committee with 95 members including 2 permanent invitees, 6 invitees and a five-member Central Control Commission. The Central Committee later elected a 17-member Politburo:
caption: CPI(M) leaders at the 18th party congress
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