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{{Short description|Political party in Kerala, India}}
{{distinguish|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = Communist Marxist Party
| abbreviation = CMP
| colorcode = Red
| founder = [[M. V. Raghavan]]
| general_secretary = [[C. P. John]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1986||}}
| eci = Registered - Unrecognised
| split = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|state_seats_name = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|140|hex=#CC6600}}
| alliance =[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]<br>[[Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists|CICDS]]
| ideology = [[Communism]]<br />[[Marxism]]
| headquarters = MVR Bhavan,Chitra nager, Pattom , [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]-695037
| flag =[[File:CMP-banner.svg|200px|CMP flag]]
|symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Star.png|150px]]
}}
[[File:Nedumangad-cmp.JPG|thumb|CMP posters in [[Nedumangad]]]]
'''Communist Marxist Party''' ('''CMP''') is a [[political party]] in [[Kerala]], India. The party was founded in 1986 when [[M. V. Raghavan]] was expelled from the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M]]) due to a grave difference of opinion regarding the formation of alliances with the [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]. His support for forming a united front with parties such as the Indian Union Muslim League in order to take on alliances led by the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] was ultimately rejected by the CPI(M) leadership. He was subsequently expelled from the Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/marxist-communist-party-founder-mv-raghavan-passes-away-1794239.html|title=Marxist Communist Party founder MV Raghavan passes away|date=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/m-v-raghavan-communist-leader-who-took-on-cpm-in-kerala-dead/|title = M V Raghavan, Communist leader who took on CPM in Kerala, passes away|date = 10 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2011 assembly election of Kerala, CMP fielded 3 candidates but could not win any seat. CMP had links with the [[Party of Democratic Socialism (India)|Party of Democratic Socialism]] of Saifuddin Chaudhury in [[West Bengal]]. M.V. Raghavan attended the PDS state conference in December 2003. CMP participated in the [[Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/09/stories/2005020906330400.htm |title=The Hindu : Kerala News : Briefly |website=www.hindu.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301024955/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/09/stories/2005020906330400.htm |archive-date=1 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>''Mathrubhumi''. [https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/thiruvananthapuram-malayalam-news-1.801008 സി.പി. ജോണ്‍ കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് കോണ്‍ഫെഡറേഷന്‍ ജനറല്‍ സെക്രട്ടറി] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144702/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/thiruvananthapuram-malayalam-news-1.801008 |date=10 May 2021 }}</ref>

==Split ==
In March 2014, the party split into two factions:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cmp-factions-slug-it-out-for-supremacy/article6584758.ece|title = CMP factions slug it out for supremacy|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 11 November 2014|last1 = Nazeer|first1 = Mohamed}}</ref><ref>''Madhaymam''. ''[https://english.madhyamam.com/kerala/2014/nov/11/cmp-splits-within-hours-mv-raghavans-cremation CMP splits within hours of MV Raghavan's cremation]''</ref><ref>''Outlook''. ''[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/cmp-general-secretary-aravindakshan-passes-away-/1155457 CMP General Secretary Aravindakshan passes away]''</ref>
* [[Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan)|CMP(A)]] led by [[K. R. Aravindakshan]]
* CMP(J) led by [[C. P. John]]

In 2019, some CMP(A) merged with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpim-cmp-merger-meet-on-tomorrow/article26153578.ece|title = CPI(M)-CMP merger meet on tomorrow|newspaper = The Hindu|date = February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/cmp-to-merge-with-cpi-m/south/news/1486421.html |title=CMP to merge with CPI(M) |publisher=Uniindia.com |date=2019-02-01 |accessdate=2022-08-31}}</ref> CMP(J) support the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2014-12-02|title=C.P. John CMP faction leader|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/cp-john-cmp-faction-leader/article6653766.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CMP 10th party congress from Sunday|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jan/26/cmp-10th-party-congress-from-tomorrow-1930090.html|access-date=2019-01-26|website=The New Indian Express|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203143343/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jan/26/cmp-10th-party-congress-from-tomorrow-1930090.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Mass organizations==
*[[All India Centre for Trade Unions]] (AICTU)
*[[Kerala Socialist Youth Federation]] (KSYF)
*State Employees and Teachers Federation (SETF)
*Democratic Students Federation ( DSF )

==Election results==
===Local elections in Kerala, 2015===
Total for Kerala: Village Wards:16, Block Wards:4, District Wards:1, Municipality Wards:7 & Corporation Wards:3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trend.kerala.gov.in/trendsite/main/Election2010.html |title=Local Body Elections, Kerala 2010 - National Informatics Centre |access-date=2010-10-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028023610/http://trend.kerala.gov.in/trendsite/main/Election2010.html |archive-date=28 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

* [[Thiruvananthapuram District]] - Corporation Wards:3, Village Wards:0.
* [[Kannur District]] - No Representation
* [[Kollam District]] - Village Wards:5
* [[Alappuzha District]] - Block Wards:1, Municipality Wards:2.
* [[Idukki District]] - Village Wards:1
* [[Ernakulam District]] - Village Wards:2
* [[Thrissur District]] - Village Wards:2, District Wards:1 & Municipality Wards:5.
* [[Palakkad District]] - Village Wards:2
* [[Malappuram District]] - Village Wards:2, Block Wards:1.
* [[Wayanad District]] - Block Wards:1.
* [[Kasaragod District]] - Village Wards:1, Block Wards:1.

==References==
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[[Category:Political parties established in 1986]]
[[Category:Political parties in Kerala]]
[[Category:Communist parties in India]]
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[[Category:1986 establishments in Kerala]]

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