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Encouraging a personality cult is the common thread running through Indian political parties, regardless of ideology. CPI-M was a rare exception, opting for a collective framework of decision making. Now, on the verge of near electoral irrelevance, the party has joined the mainstream in its last bastion, Kerala. Pinarayi Vijayan has converted electoral success into the building of a personality cult, reminiscent of a particular era in the Soviet Union

Underlying the Narayana Guru controversy is the Left’s fight to hold on to its political base in Kerala

The political battle to appropriate a towering figure of Kerala’s Renaissance Movement represents the CPM’s effort to retrieve lost ground before the next set of elections. Ezhavas, who closely identify with Sree Narayana Guru, have begun to move away from CPM towards BJP. That’s the nub of the matter

Pannian Ravindran: Thiruvananthapuram's Left candidate who's lived in party office for 40 years

The CPI candidate who dropped out of school due to poverty stands in contrast to his rivals - Congress party's sitting MP Shashi Tharoor and Union Minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Left front's campaign in Thiruvananthapuram targets me, not BJP: Shashi Tharoor

The three-time Congress MP said that both the Left and Congress could have targeted the BJP, which was the runner-up in the last two Lok Sabha polls in Thiruvananthapuram.

Biden administration pushing 'woke', far-left agenda on AI, says watchdog group

Biden’s top officials are 'rigging' AI systems to promote leftist ideas, the conservative watchdog group claims.

A Left-Congress alliance is a win-win for both

Other than in Kerala where both sides are arch-foes, the Left and Congress have much to gain and nothing to lose in joining hands across the rest of the country

Left Front terms Tripura Assembly results 'unexpected'

The Left Front claimed that around 60 per cent of the people's mandate was against the BJP in the recently concluded elections as the BJP's vote share in the election was 39 per cent.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes reins as leftist leader of politically polarized Brazil

After the swearing-in ceremony in Congress, Lula was due to drive in an open-top Rolls-Royce to the Planalto palace to don the presidential sash before a crowd of 30,000 supporters, while tens of thousands gathered to celebrate on Brasilia's esplanade.

Nitish Kumar to meet Arvind Kejriwal, Left leaders on his second day in Delhi

Nitish Kumar first meeting scheduled for the day is with CPIM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, which will be followed by the chef minister visiting the CPI headquarters to hold talks with general secretary D Raja.

Left parties call nationwide protest against price rise from May 25-31

In a joint statement issued on Saturday, the Left parties directed their units across the country to coordinate this united and concerted nationwide struggle against price rise and unemployment.

Dropping KK Shailaja from Kerala's new Cabinet state committee's decision: CPI(M) central leadership

CPI(M) central leadership not asserting itself despite disquiet over dropping KK Shailaja from the new Kerala Cabinet testifies the authority CM Pinarayi Vijayan holds within the party, more so after LDF's historic election win.

Despite Sabarimala temple issue, why BJP failed to win a single seat in Kerala

Political analysts also believe that the statements by the BJP leaders , that the party needs only 35 to 40 seats to form a government, hinting at backdoor political games, backfired

What will happen to the Left in Kerala?

This question becomes more pertinent in the context of the Left’s decimation in West Bengal and Tripura. Will it be the end of the communist movement in India — at least for the time being?

Assembly Election 2021: Congress-Left-ISF alliance fighting for political relevance, hopes to be kingmaker

The Congress and CPI-M-led Left Front, which has been pushed to the margins of politics in Bengal after ruling it for 34 long years, has waived their ideological and political differences and came together for the second time after the 2016 assembly polls.

Kerala Elections | Can K Muraleedharan retain his giant slayer image?

Nemom will witness a high-profile three-way fight, where it is expected that the BJP, the Congress and the CPI(M) will bring in the heavy artillery. It is here that K Muraleedharan emerges as Congress’ go-to leader 

Babul Supriyo Interview I Bengal is only state where cut money is officially accepted profession

Babul Supriyo, Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, on the upcoming West Bengal elections, why BJP has not named a CM candidate, Mamata, Trinamool, and more.

West Bengal Election 2021 | Young faces, parody jingles, how the Left is making its poll pitch

The Left has also changed its campaign tactics and slogans, primarily targeting the young electorates, to get noticed in the polls that it is contesting as part of the United Front alliance with the Congress and the Indian Secular Front (ISF).

Bengal Polls 2021: Aishe Ghosh, JNU student leader who was attacked in campus violence, to contest election

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh will be contesting the assembly polls from the Jamuria constituency located in Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district.

Left-Congress-ISF alliance to kick off Bengal campaign with mega Kolkata rally

The CPI(M)-led Left Front and the Congress have already sealed a seat-sharing agreement, while the talks between the Left and Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui's ISF have also concluded with both agreeing on 30 seats for the newly- floated outfit.

Mamata Banerjee promised change, but West Bengal saw rebirth of Left: PM Narendra Modi

Revival of Left meant revival of corruption, crime, violence, and attacks on democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he accused the CPI(M) and the Congress of being 'hand-in-glove' with the Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal Assembly Polls 2021: Rivals in Kerala, Congress and Left are allies in Bengal

The announcement comes with a political contradiction that the Congress and the Left are principal rivals in Kerala, which also goes to polls along with West Bengal in April-May 2021.

West Bengal assembly polls 2021: Congress to ally with Left parties

West Bengal is expected to head for Legislative Assembly elections in April-May 2021.

Kerala Guv says Left govt should have informed him first on petition against CAA

Khan, while speaking to reporters at the airport here, said protocol demanded that he should have been informed first.

Congress, AAP, Left creating unrest in country, universities: Prakash Javadekar

"I condemn the violence which took place last night in JNU. Some elements from Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and the Left are deliberately trying to create an atmosphere of violence and unrest in the country, especially in universities. This should be investigated," Javadekar tweeted.

Politics | Back to the wall, the Left faces a survival issue

It is incumbent on the Left's Kerala unit to reinvent itself to remain relevant at the national level, and not just in the state