In executive meeting held Monday, CPI cited failures of LDF govt as among issues that contributed to poor showing in LS polls, besides shift in Ezhava votes to BJP in parts of Kerala.
54-year-old CPI(M) leader Kelu, who belongs to a tribal community in Wayanad, replaced K Radhakrishnan, who resigned after being elected to the Lok Sabha.
Analysts say result of Lok Sabha polls in Kerala was along expected lines, except for rise in BJP's graph, which affected both ruling Left-led LDF and Opposition Congress-led UDF.
The couple left their house on 12 June and sought refuge at the CPI(M) party office next day. They are now struggling to register their marriage and fear for their lives.
Shift in approach comes in response to setbacks faced after failing to open account in 2019 Lok Sabha & 2021 assembly elections. But change hasn't been easy in Bengal.
In original video, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan explains why Congress did well in the state in 2019 polls. Part where he criticises Congress & asks people to vote for CPI(M) was cropped out.
After seat sharing talks broke down over Murshidabad & Serampore seats, ISF has decided to go it alone. Analysts believe ISF won't stand a chance without support of CPI(M) or Congress.
Politics of this region, especially Malappuram, in Kerala since 1990s pits Left supported by A.P. Sunnis against IUML backed by E.K. Sunni faction of Samastha & Congress.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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