A political dispute between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and its Left Democratic Front (LDF) ally, the Communist Party of India (CPI), has intensified in Kerala over the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly. What began as a disagreement over the sharing of an important legislative position has now developed into a broader debate over coalition norms, collective leadership and the future functioning of the Left alliance.
Once bitter political and ideological rivals, the CPI(M) and CPI(M-L) have of late mended fences. Now CPI(M) leadership will have All India Students’ Association (AISA), the students wing of CPI(M-L) together with it in an agitation on education and youth issues in West Bengal.
The CPI-M-led Left Front on Monday announced its first list of candidates for 192 out of 294 assembly constituencies for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The second list for the remaining 102 constituencies is expected within three to four days.
In a major setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist), veteran leader G Sudhakaran on Thursday announced that he has severed all ties with the party and declared that he will contest the upcoming Keralam Assembly elections as an independent from his home turf, Ambalappuzha.
Pratik-ur-Rahman an upcoming CPI(M) leader joining Trinamool Congress less than a week after his resignstion from the party is akin to a strike from a double edged weapon to CPI(M) . The party whose writ ran in West Bengal for more than three decades has lost a young leader with a clean image at a time when it is trying to regain electoral relevance; Rahman post his resignation has opened a can of worms about intra-party affairs landing the Marxist outfit on a sticky wicket before 2026 Assembly elections.
Fresh friction between Governors and elected governments surfaced in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Tuesday (20 January) as disputes over constitutional addresses dominated the opening of the year’s first Assembly sessions in both States.
The CPI(M) will launch a 1,000-km ‘Bangla Bachao Yatra’ on November 29, a statewide mobilisation it claims will expose “injustice, loot and systematic democratic erosion” under the TMC-led state government while countering what it calls the BJP-led Centre’s “anti-people policies” that have deepened distress across Bengal.
In a political converging point that happens rarely, both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have received the recent Supreme Court order on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with open arms, terming it as a “victory of the rural poor” and a “reminder of the government’s responsibility to its people.
Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to “save the Constitution”.
Famous actor , singer and director, Anirban Bhattacharya has sparked debate with his band’s latest performance targeting political parties. Known for his fearless artistic choices, Anirban has now stepped into music with sharp lyrics and unapologetic commentary on the state of politics.
