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Inferring the reasons for the monolithic drubbing suffered by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) successful the 2026 Assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (CPI) has concluded that the Left Democratic Front (LDF), successful which it is the second-largest constituent, could not gauge the pulse of the radical and was caught unawares by the ‘political tsunami’ favouring the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
The number communities, Christians and Muslims, which had thrown their governmental value down the confederation successful the past 2 Assembly elections, abandoned it successful the latest outing, the CPI State secretariat and the State executive, which met present implicit the past 2 days, concluded. The State Council meeting, which will continue on Thursday (June 18, 2026) arsenic well, is besides believed to person reached specified a conclusion.
The predetermination result post-mortem, held from the lower-level units up to the State council, shared the content that the Global Ayyappa Sangamam, in which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s connection was work out, was a misadventure that caused a superior dent successful the secular countenance of the LDF.
There was besides unanimity implicit the crippling interaction of the past Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s generous accommodation of SNDP wide caput Vellappally Natesan, wide seen arsenic making anti-Muslim remarks.
Alongside a nonaccomplishment of number votes, the confederation besides ceded a sizeable chunk of its wide votes to the BJP, which has go a cardinal subordinate connected the electoral scene, the CPI concluded. However, enactment State caput Binoy Viswam believes that it tin bounce backmost stronger provided it reconnects with the people. “We suffered the worst decision truthful acold successful 2001 but worked among the radical and returned. It is imaginable to bash it again,” helium said
Ideological boost
As a archetypal step, the enactment intends to fortify its cadre ideologically. It is holding a five-day coaching people for the teachers of the enactment schoolhouse astatine the C.K. Chandrappan Memorial connected June 20. This volition beryllium followed by day-long classes for the full 1.5 lakh members of the enactment successful Kerala betwixt July 3 and 16, the decease anniversaries of yesteryear leaders K. Damodaran and N.E. Balaram.
On September 1, the enactment volition instrumentality retired a people’s march to Delhi, raising the issues of NEET trial insubstantial leak, rising unemployment and terms rise, among others.
Mr. Viswam said that a wide roadmap for people correction volition beryllium acceptable erstwhile the enactment has concluded the process of predetermination post-mortem.
