Reorientation and rectification

Mishra was the political architect of the process of re-orientation of CPIML Liberation.^[4] By 1976 the party had adopted a position that armed struggle would be combined with building a broad anti-Congress democratic front movement.^[6] The process was further elaborated through an internal rectification process initiated in late 1977. Party study circles and party schools were started from central to the block level of the party structure. The theory of two line tactics started to develop.

In 1981 party tried to unify the other splintered ML factions. The party organised a unity meeting with 13 ML factions to form a unified leading core . But the initiative was a failure.

Working class leadership, which means that the workers have to

• unite itself by paying special attention to its biggest contingent in the countryside and the vast unorganised labour scattered in urban areas, fight for improving the living and working conditions facing the working people, resist the attempts of global capital and the Indian big bourgeoisie to transfer the burden of their periodic crises onto the shoulders of the Indian people;
• organise and support revolutionary peasant struggles and build powerful strongholds in the countryside;
• organise and support the whole range of democratic and anti-imperialist struggles of the Indian people;
• organise, support and unite with the movement for women’s liberation;
• organise, support and unite with the struggles for abolition of all sorts of oppression of, and discrimination and prejudice against, dalits and other oppressed groups and for annihilation of the caste system itself;
• organise, support and unite with the struggles of oppressed nationalities for the right of self-determination, of religious minorities for religious and cultural freedom, and of tribal communities and other indigenous people for dignity, equality and justice;
• support and promote the progressive democratic aspirations and initiatives of the intelligentsia;
• support every endeavour to develop a democratic media network vis-a-vis the corporate-dominated reactionary media and broaden the horizons of people’s culture to challenge the dominant mainstream of escapist entertainment;
• support and build solidarity with progressive people’s struggles elsewhere in South Asia
• support and unite with the progressive struggles and initiatives of the Indian diaspora and other people of South Asian origin for their rights and dignity and against racism and imperialism;
• unite with the international working class movement and support the struggles of the people of the world against imperialism and reaction and for freedom, democracy and socialism.

The role of the Party in relation with society and governance

• the Party must retain its independent organisational functioning and political initiative at all costs,
• the power enjoyed by the local bodies/governments must be fully utilized to carry out radical democratic reforms and orient popular consciousness towards a new democratic alternative,
• vis-a-vis the next higher authorities up to the central authority, such local bodies/governments must serve as part and parcel of a broader revolutionary opposition, and
• the Party and the local bodies/governments led by it must make sure that the free development of democratic forces, democratic consciousness and democratic movements is not hindered under any circumstances.

Establishment of the "People's Democratic State"

1.Thorough democratisation of the structure and affairs of the state

• vesting political power at every level with bodies elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage and subjecting the administrative network to people’s supervision and control;
• empowering the people with the right to recall elected representatives as well as civil service officials to ensure accountability and check any abuse of power;
• guaranteeing full individual and collective democratic rights of the people and various democratic parties and organisations;
• eradication of the legacy of state terrorism, police brutalities and army intervention in civil affairs and restructuring the police and armed forces and infusing them with a new spirit of respect for human rights and service to the people and the nation;
• rooting out of criminalisation and corruption in all spheres of political and economic life and introduction of a prompt and progressive justice delivery system.

2.Reconstitution of national unity on the basis of a federal, democratic, secular polity

• recognising the nationalities’ right to self-determination in various degrees up to secession while cultivating a sense of belonging, equality and security in all minority groupings;

• effective democratisation of decision-making, devolution of resources and decentralisation of developmental activities to enlist popular participation in nation-building, with due emphasis on backward areas.

3. Promotion of rapid self-reliant, sustainable and balanced economic development and eradication of mass poverty

• robust agrarian development based on thoroughgoing land reform and comprehensive state assistance to agriculture;
• protection of agricultural land and nationalisation of all mineral resources and oil and gas;
• comprehensive industrialisation making judicious use of the country’s natural and human resources;
• promotion of small and medium enterprises, assisting them with institutional credit and marketing facilities, promotion of handicrafts and indigenous products, helping them organise into cooperatives;
• meeting the country’s growing energy needs by self-reliant means, reducing dependence on external sources, avoiding dangerous options like nuclear energy and big dams, and promoting alternative and renewable means of energy generation;
• transfer of the reins of national economy from the hands of the monopoly-multinational-mafia-landlord-kulak nexus to the state and various organisations of the people, confiscation of black money and illegal wealth held domestically or abroad;
• creation of a powerful home market by developing the purchasing power of the common people, ensuring massive state procurement of agricultural produce and provision of basic goods and services for all;
• vesting the working people with effective say in policy-making and production and stopping brain drain by creating adequate domestic opportunities for the highly skilled and promoting indigenous R&D;
• re-ordering the present priorities and reorienting the existing policies to suit the needs of self-reliance, public welfare and a dignified life for the working people with a higher standard of living;
• radically improving the condition of the working class by abolishing contractualisation of work, ensuring full trade union rights with secret ballot, protecting collective bargaining and right to strike, fixing and ensuring a living wage for all workers, ensuring social security measures for disabled and retired workers, strictly enforcing the policy of equal pay for equal work, abolishing child labour and effecting progressive reduction of working hour.

4. Ensuring comprehensive public amenities and welfare

• putting an end to privatisation and commercialisation of public amenities and ensuring universal right to food, right to free and quality education at all levels, right to work, right to free and quality health care, right to basic amenities like drinking water, housing and sanitation, public transport, and sports and recreation facilities; universal child care; care of the old, disabled and distressed; provision of adequate training and opportunities for all deprived and disadvantaged sections to ensure effective social justice;
• preserving ecological and environmental equilibrium, taking  preventive measures against epidemics and infectious diseases and putting in place effective programmes and systems to prevent, minimise and manage natural calamities and the disastrous impact of climate change;
• discarding the dogma of ‘development’ through displacement, ensuring effective rehabilitation and resettlement of refugees of corporate-led ‘development’ strategy, and guaranteeing the traditional forest and livelihood rights of indigenous people and forest-dwellers.

5. Effecting a modern democratic cultural transformation of the whole society

• promotion of a democratic and progressive socio-cultural milieu in place of decadent feudal and imperialist culture, encouraging the rich cultural  heritages of our people while promoting all modern cultural forms and disciplines;
• creation of adequate sports infrastructure and training facilities to promote the huge untapped potential of the Indian youth and develop India’s performance in the international arena of sports and games;
• abolition of all types of social, economic and sexual exploitation of women and ensuring their equal status and rights in all spheres of life, eradication of caste oppression and discrimination, protection of the rights of indigenous people and various minority communities, helping all weaker sections of the society to catch up in the race of social progress and ensuring their equal status.

6. Promotion of a progressive anti-imperialist foreign policy

• abrogation of all unequal treaties and pacts with the imperialists, as well as all unequal treaties imposed by the Indian ruling classes on neighbouring countries;
• developing firm unity with socialist countries and other progressive anti-imperialist regimes and friendly relations with developing countries in general, forging solidarity with peoples struggling for emancipation and against imperialist globalisation, domination and war – whether imperialist war or imperialism-inspired proxy war – with special emphasis on developing South Asian solidarity against imperialism;
• establishing diplomatic relations with all countries on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence.

Bihar

The party has a longstanding conflict with the feudal landlords since the beginning of CPI (ML). Siwan, Bhojpur, Arrah are the strongholds of CPI (ML) movement.^[10] The communist movement in Bihar was founded by the comrade Jagdish Mahto, Rameshwar Ahir and Ramnaresh Ram in the Ekwaari village of Bhojpur.^[11]

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election

2015

CPIML Liberation emerged as the third largest party in Bihar Legislative Assembly Election 2015. The party contested jointly along with CPI, CPI(M), RSP, Forward block, and SUCI(C) as a third alternative to the National Democratic Alliance and the Mahagathbandhan of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar. The party won the seats of Darauli, Balrampur and Tarari) each. The party has a vote percentage of 1.5% in the state. All the left parties together have a vote percentage of 3.59%.

Map of results of 2020 Bihar assembly elections, grouped by party and alliance

2020

CPI(ML) Liberation contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election as part of the Mahagathbandhan, an alliance of the UPA and the leftist parties led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The party secured 12 seats with a vote percentage of 3.16%, making it the fifth largest party in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.^[12][13] However, the Mahagathbandhan lost the election to the rival National Democratic Alliance.^[14]

As a result of the election, the CPI(ML)L was recognised as a state party by the Election Commission of India.^[2]

Jharkhand

Since the separation of Jharkhand from Bihar important places like Ranchi, Dhanbad, Giridih, Koderma, Jamtada and others have been field of work of the party. In Jharkhand the party is the representative of regional adivasis who have conflicts with corporates and government against improper land seizure without proper rehabilitation. The party also has conflicts with the local coal mafias.^[15]

Giridih district, Jharkhand

2014 state election

The party contested in cooperation with state left parties like Marxist Coordination Centre(MCC), CPI, and CPI(M) as an alternative to the BJP and INC led alliances. The party won the Dhanwar seat.

The party got 1.5% of vote in the state. All the left parties together got 2.5% vote in the state.

2019 state election

The party gained the legislative assembly seat of Bagodar^[16] but lost the previous seat from Dhanwar.

Politburo members

General Secretary