▁Pal led ar ▁Th ela ▁Kam gar ▁Union . ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by - e lection ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁Sam ast ip ur ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁seat , ▁after ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁parliament arian ▁Kar po ori ▁Th ak ur . ▁Singh ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁Sat yan ar ay an ▁Singh ' s ▁C PI ( ML ) ▁in ▁the ▁election . ▁Singh ▁finished ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁behind ▁the ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁and ▁Congress ▁( I ) ▁candidates , ▁obtain ing ▁ 1 8 , 6 8 6 ▁votes ▁( 3 . 6 9 %). ▁ ▁Split ▁from ▁C PI ( ML ), ▁setting ▁up ▁of ▁CO C , ▁C PI ( ML ) ▁During ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁C PI ( ML ) ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 0 , ▁Singh ▁vo iced ▁opposition ▁towards ▁the ▁strategy ▁and ▁theoretical ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁party ; ▁he ▁aff ir med ▁that ▁the ▁principal ▁contradiction ▁in ▁Indian ▁context ▁stood ▁between ▁fe ud al ism ▁and ▁the ▁broad ▁masses ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁seeing ▁imperial ist ▁h eg em ony ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁enemy ). ▁Sub sequently ▁Singh ▁split ▁away ▁from ▁Sat yan ar ay an ▁Singh ' s ▁party ▁led ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁called ▁the ▁Central ▁Organ ising ▁Committee , ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( Mar x ist – Len