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The '''All India Communist Party (AICP)''' was a [[communist party]] in [[India]]. It was formed after a split in the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1980, by a section of CPI cadres dissatisfied with the political changes that occurred during the 1978 [[Bhatinda]] conference of CPI. During most of the 1970s CPI had supported the government of [[Indira Gandhi]] and the [[Indian National Congress]]. But after the electoral defeat of Gandhi in 1977 CPI began to reconsider its relation to the Congress. After the Bhatinda conference CPI distanced itself from the Congress and aligned itself with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] instead, promoting left unity. The founders of AICP wanted to retain the close relationship with the Congress.<br />
{{Infobox political party<br />
| name = All India Communist Party <br />
| colorcode = Red<br />
| foundation = 1980<br />
| dissolution = 1987<br />
| merged = [[United Communist Party of India]]<br />
| ideology = [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br />
| position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]<br />
| national = <br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
[[Roza Deshpande]], the daughter of the founding leader of CPI [[S.A. Dange]] and her husband [[Bani Deshpande]], played an important role in organising the founding of the new party.<ref name="Andersen">Andersen, Walter K.. ''India in 1981: Stronger Political Authority and Social Tension'', published in Asian Survey, Vol. 22, No. 2, A Survey of Asia in 1981: Part II (Feb., 1982), pp. 119-135</ref> Dange himself was initially largely sceptical of a split in the CPI.<ref name="Sen">Sen, Mohit. A Traveller and the Road – The Journey of an Indian Communist. New Delhi: Rupa Co., 2003. p. 388</ref><br />
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The first conference of AICP was held in [[Meerut]],<ref>Das Gupta, Jagadish, in Banerjee, Gopal (ed.), S.A. Dange – A Fruitful Life. Kolkata: Progressive Publishers, 2002. p. 101</ref> commencing on 13 March.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/14/world/marxists-who-back-mrs-ghandi-organize-separate-party-in-india.html New York Times], 14 March</ref> Dange turned up uninvited to the Meerut conference and took charge of the new party. He was elected general secretary of the party.<ref name="Andersen"/><ref name="Sen"/><ref>Banerjee, Gopal (ed.), S.A. Dange – A Fruitful Life. Kolkata: Progressive Publishers, 2002. p.153</ref><br />
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As an alternative to the CPI-controlled [[Indo-Soviet Cultural Society]] (ISCUS), members of AICP and the Congress set up the [[Friends of the Soviet Union (India, 1981)|Friends of the Soviet Union]]. But the control over FSU was completely taken over by the Congress.<ref name="bhattacharya">Bhattacharya, Mrimoy in Banerjee, Gopal (ed.), S.A. Dange – A Fruitful Life. Kolkata: Progressive Publishers, 2002. p. 141</ref><br />
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Although having Dange, a historical stalwart of the communist movement in India, as its leader AICP was not able to attract any major nationwide following. According to Bhattacharya two reasons were of significance. First of all, the [[Soviet Union]] did not give any political support to the new party. The founders of AICP were upholding the pro-Soviet CPI policy of cooperating with the National Congress (which was in line with Soviet revisionism), but the Soviets were not interested in a split within CPI. Secondly, the Congress showed limited interest towards the idea of having a national alliance with the new party. In the end, the two parties would be poised against each other in several local elections.<ref name="bhattacharya"/><br />
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In 1987 AICP merged with the [[Indian Communist Party (Sen)|Indian Communist Party]] and formed the [[United Communist Party of India]], which would function as a continuation of the political line of AICP.<br />
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