New Delhi: In a major blow to the opposition bloc, the CPI-M on Monday allegedly took an important decision against the alliance in two states – Kerala and Bengal, where it has to fight the polls against the main rivals and its INDIA partners Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool and the Congress.
In a major blow to the opposition bloc, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) on Monday allegedly took an important decision against the alliance in two states – Kerala and Bengal, where it has to fight the polls against the main rivals and its INDIA partners Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool and the Congress.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM has reportedly taken a stance to distance itself from both the Congress and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, a move that highlights divisions within the opposition alliance aiming to jointly contest the upcoming national elections to challenge the BJP.
These decisions were made during a meeting of the CPM’s politburo in Delhi over the weekend, as sources have indicated. The party’s strategy appears to focus on preventing a split of opposition votes.
It’s worth noting that the CPM did not attend the recent coordination committee meeting of the INDIA alliance, a group aimed at unifying opposition parties. This decision is surprising and may create tension within the alliance.
The CPM’s politburo, in an official statement after the meeting, emphasized its commitment to the consolidation and expansion of the INDIA alliance, which seeks to protect India’s secular and democratic values.
The statement emphasized the need to keep the BJP away from controlling the central and state governments.
While the statement didn’t explicitly mention distancing from the Trinamool Congress or the Congress, it did express reservations about the “organizational structures” within the INDIA alliance that could hinder decision-making.
Additionally, the CPM chose not to appoint a representative for the INDIA Coordination and Election Strategy committee after the cancellation of the INDIA rally in Bhopal by senior Congress leader Kamal Nath.
This development adds another layer of complexity to the already intricate relationships within the opposition alliance, such as the rivalry between the CPM and Trinamool Congress and the feud between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
