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The Red sunset: How India’s Left lost relevance

The fall of the communist government in Kerala marks another low in the overall trend of decay and decline in the Left movement in India. This decline marks a definitive end to the Left's political relevance, driven by a failure to engage the post-1991 workforce and a geriatric leadership that…

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UDF ends decade-long break in Kerala, comes back with stupendous win

Giant billboards across the state displayed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's smiling visage. “Who else but the LDF?” read the caption. The Left Democratic Front's progress card claimed 97% delivery. A 'Third coming' was certain, said their leaders. The front ran on the audacity of defying incumbency – it was non-existent,…

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BJP banks on select seats to break Kerala’s bipolar poll pattern

After senior BJP leader O Rajagopal broke the party’s jinx in 2016 by winning its first seat in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, poll pundits predicted there would be no turning back for the saffron party in the state. However, the 2021 election turned out to be a damp squib for…

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The long march to surrender: How Karnataka became ‘Naxal-free’

In 1994, the Naxal group People’s War killed Umakanth, a landlord in Aurad, a town in Karnataka’s northernmost district Bidar. This killing marked the start of a cycle of violence that claimed the lives of Maoists, police personnel, people branded as police informants by the Maoists, and other civilians. Now,…

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CPI (M) condemns suspension of Oppn MPs by JPC Chairman for Waqf

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in a statement strongly Read further on Dynamite News:

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As automation showdowns with workers continue, India’s Kerala state offers an important lesson

Nearly 50,000 dockworkers from the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike across the United States Eastern Seaboard in October. The strike, which lasted three days, ended on Oct. 3 after a tentative wage agreement was reached between the union and the United States Maritime Alliance.

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KC(M) cold to Cong. attempts to woo Mani back to UDF

Congress attempts to sway KC(M) leader from LDF to UDF, met with skepticism and resistance from allies.

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K.C. Venugopal accuses CPI (M) of hijacking poll process during Lok Sabha elections voting in Kerala

All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal on April 27 accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)] of hijacking the election machinery, a day after Kerala witnessed a poll process that recorded a considerably lower turnout than what was expected during the initial stages of the exercise.

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Kerala General Election 2024 full schedule | All you need to know about the Lok Sabha election in Kerala

Kerala Lok Sabha Election 2024 full schedule: Kerala to host 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 26 with tough competition in key constituencies

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Why Kerala isn’t buying Modi claim of ‘double-digit’ win in India election

In India’s only state where the BJP has never won a seat, demographics and history remain stumbling blocks for the PM.

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AICC leader alleges tryst between CPI(M) and BJP in Kerala

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are united in opposing the Congress in Kerala, All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary and chairman of party’s media wing Pawan Khera has said.

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What’s Your Ism? D Raja on communists, caste, Buddha

D Raja, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India, says a communist revolution is not possible in India by only focussing on economic concerns.

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Krishnadas alleges conspiracy to channel CPI(M) votes to Cong. where BJP has a winning chance

Allegations of top-level conspiracy in Thiruvananthapuram by BJP member against CPI(M) and Congress, involving Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

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Income Tax department freezes CPI(M)’s account in nationalised bank in Kerala’s Thrissur district

Income Tax department freezes CPI(M) account in Kochi with ₹4.8 crore; officials investigate missing account in annual returns.

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Defeating Modi should be single most agenda: Saathi Sundaresh

As the Modi-led BJP government has murdered democracy with its unconstitutional and dictatorial policies; defeating BJP in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections should be the single agenda, State Secretary of the Communist Party of India Saathi Sundaresh has said.

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Elections that shaped India | 1957: The rise of Red Kerala

Kerala was the first State in Independent India to democratically elect a communist government. Check out how it happened and how it served as the foundation for the parliamentary communist party.

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Threat of Central probe has left CPI(M) a servile partner of BJP, says Satheesan

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said that the Damoclean threat of Central investigations has rendered the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] a subaltern partner in its “unholy nexus” with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala.

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Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller

Thiruvananthapuram election campaign highlights concerns of dividing anti-BJP vote, with Shashi Tharoor criticizing CPI's role.

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Congress not able to counter BJP’s destructive policies: Elamaram Kareem

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has nominated its Rajya Sabha MP and Centre of Indian Trade Unions State general secretary Elamaram Kareem to contest from the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency in a bid to wrest the seat which has been held by Congress leader M.K. Raghavan three times…

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Lok Sabha polls | DMK allots Madurai and Dindigul to CPI (M); Nagapattinam and Tiruppur to CPI

DMK finalizes Lok Sabha seat sharing with Left parties in Tamil Nadu for upcoming polls, including Madurai and Dindigul.

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CPI announces four candidates for Kerala Lok Sabha seats; fields Annie Raja from Wayanad

The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday announced candidates for four Kerala Lok Sabha seats, nominating senior party leader Annie Raja to contest from the Wayanad constituency. Read further on Dynamite News:

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CMRL pay-off case: Kerala Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan poses five questions to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan whether the “covert understanding” between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] had helped him in delaying an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into the suspicious financial transactions involving the…

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Uncertainty looms over presentation of Kochi Corporation Budget

Uncertainty over Kochi Corporation's annual Budget presentation as CPI refuses responsibility, causing embarrassment to LDF-led committee.

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CPI lobbying Congress party for allotment of Warangal LS seat

The Communist Party of India seeks the Warangal Lok Sabha seat, confident in their candidate's chances against opponents.

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CPI may raise propriety of Rahul’s candidature in INDIA meeting

The Communist Party of India (CPI) will raise the propriety of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, if his candidature comes up for discussion during meetings of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam, MP, has said.

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