Overview
- The CPI(M) issued a Central Committee communique that openly criticised the Congress for an attitude it says undermines opposition unity and denied Congress claims that the Left struck a deal with the BJP.
- The party announced a nationwide campaign to defend electoral rights, oppose recent labour code rollouts, protest sharp fuel-price hikes, and highlight unemployment and MSME distress.
- The communique singled out the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision exercise and a new ‘logical discrepancies’ category as grounds for what the CPI(M) says led to the disenfranchisement of lakhs of voters.
- The statement framed recent assembly outcomes, including the BJP’s return to power in Assam and gains in West Bengal, as signs of expanding Hindutva influence and said state-level reviews will follow, starting with Kerala meetings in early June.
- Coverage varies in emphasis with some outlets highlighting internal INDIA bloc tensions while others focus on the party’s policy agenda, and the CPI(M)’s move could force formal talks on seat coordination and strategy before the 2029 Lok Sabha race.