Question

Mark the state where CPI-M enjoys strong support __
A) Punjab
B) West Bengal
C) Jammu and Kashmir
D) Himachal Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) is an Indian communist party. It is one of India's national parties. In 1964, the party broke away from the Communist Party of India. From October 31 to November 7, 1964, the CPI(M) was created in Calcutta.

Complete answer:
As of 2021, the CPI(M) is in charge of Kerala's state government and has representation in the legislatures of Tripura, Assam, Rajasthan, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. The Communist Party of India's Politburo is its highest authority. The Central Committee, however, is the highest decision-making body between two party congresses.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Punjab: This option is incorrect because Punjab does not support Communist Party. In Punjab the present form of government is Congress.
B) West Bengal. This is the correct option. The Marxist Communist Party of India (CPI-M) was founded in 1964. In West Bengal, Kerala, and Tripura, the party has strong support, particularly among the poor, factory workers, farmers, agricultural labourers, and the intelligentsia.
C) Jammu and Kashmir: This option is incorrect as it does not support CPI-M. Jammu and Kashmir is an Indian union territory. With partial statehood, it is a federal territory with its own elected legislatures and governments.
D) Himachal Pradesh: This option is incorrect because Jai Ram Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current incumbent, having been sworn in on December 27, 2017. It does not support Communist Party of India.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) West Bengal.

Note: The high presence of communist ideals in the Indian state of Kerala is referred to as "communism in Kerala." In addition to Kerala, the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura have had many democratically elected Marxist governments, with frequent multiparty electoral procedures bringing change to the administration. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (Communist) are the two most powerful communist parties in Kerala politics today.