Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jan 2017 Political Science
When did the Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerge as a separate political party?
A1960
B1964 ✓ Correct
C1968
D1973
Correct answer: (B) 1964 — The Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerged as a separate party in 1964.
Explanation
★The Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerged as a separate party in 1964.
★It split from the Communist Party of India over ideological and strategic differences.
★The split was shaped by the Sino-Soviet rift and by disagreements over the 1962 India-China war and parliamentary strategy.
★The CPI(M) held its founding congress at Calcutta in 1964.
★The years 1960, 1968 and 1973 do not mark this split.
★A party-split year to fix: the CPI(M) broke away from the CPI in 1964.
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