Which among the following statements are correct about the Communist Party of India (CPI)?
(A) In early 1885, communist groups emerged in different parts of India advocating socialism.
(B) From 1935, the Communists worked mainly within the fold of the Indian National Congress.
(C) In the first general election, CPI emerged as the largest opposition party.
(D) E.M.S. Namboodiripad and Ajay Ghosh were among the notable leaders of the Congress Party.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) In early 1885, communist groups emerged in different parts of India advocating socialism. (Incorrect). 1885 was the year the Indian National Congress was founded. Communist groups in India emerged only in the 1920s, not 1885.
(B) From 1935, the Communists worked mainly within the fold of the Indian National Congress. (Correct)
(C) In the first general election, CPI emerged as the largest opposition party. (Correct). In the first Indian general election of 1952, the Congress Party won a landslide victory. The Communist Party of India (CPI) won 16 seats and emerged as the second-largest party in the Lok Sabha, thereby becoming the largest opposition party.
(D) E.M.S. Namboodiripad and Ajay Ghosh were among the notable leaders of the Congress Party. (Incorrect). While both E.M.S. Namboodiripad and Ajoy Ghosh were prominent political figures, they were notable leaders of the Communist Party of India (CPI), not the Indian National Congress. Namboodiripad became the first democratically elected communist chief minister of Kerala.