Left parties

Left parties oppose simultaneous polls; Congress says ready for early Lok Sabha election

October 05, 2017 10:21 pm

The CPI leader said the Constitution has clearly defined multi-party democracy and "simultaneous polls are not feasible as the central government cannot force all state governments to go for polls during Lok Sabha elections".

ABVP meet: Violence against people who oppose communism regular feature in Kerala, says new resolution

May 31, 2017 6:14 am

ABVP national secretary P Shyam Raj said that “Leftists and Congress workers” organised these parties only to “hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus”.

Lessons from history: When Ambedkar, Left came together, when they didn’t

April 11, 2016 12:54 pm

For now, the solidarities between the two political streams are visible mainly only on university campuses. It will take a lot of hard work before the two can come together and become a viable political force.

The strange death of Indian Communism

January 10, 2016 12:51 am

From the Fifties to the Seventies, there was serious debate on how imminent the Communist Revolution was in India.

In Left march against Obama, hints of Muslim appeasement

January 25, 2015 12:48 am

Political observers termed the rally as an effort on part of the Left Front to appease the minority voters.

No question of tie-up with Mamata: Left

August 31, 2014 2:41 am

Meanwhile, the ruling party leaders in the state tried to play down the CM’s overtures.

Poll violence a ‘mockery, rape of democracy’: Left

May 13, 2014 5:07 am

These 17 seats went to polls yesterday.

Saradha and BJP thorns in Trinamool path

April 30, 2014 1:41 am

In 2009, out of the 10 constituencies in north Bengal, the Congress had won five and Left Front four. BJP had won one.

CPM, CPI discuss poll strategy, skip Andhra

February 19, 2014 1:31 am

While the CPM is yet to take a call on any alliance in Andhra Pradesh, the CPI has been supporting TRS on creating Telangana.

AIADMK to support CPM candidate

January 24, 2014 4:27 am

Left parties protest outside Parliament over JNU row

February 24, 2016 7:34 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): The Left parties on Wednesday protested outside the Parliament over the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) row and Rohith Vemula suicide case. The leaders raised slogans against the Central Government and demanded to stop the attacks on democratic and constitutional rights of the people.