The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is one of the national parties of India.
It was formed at the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of India held in Calcutta in 1964.
Hammer and Sickle is the party symbol of the Communist Party of India (M).
The CPI(M) has representation in the legislative assemblies in the states of Kerala, West Bengal, Tripura, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha & Maharashtra.
All India Democratic Women's Association is the women wing of the CPIM (M).