The exclusion of Chatterjee is significant as the CPI(M) has so far maintained that he should toe the party line to vote against the government.
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat and senior leaders Sitaram Yechury, V S Achutanandan, Buddhadev Bhattacharya and Manik Sarkar were among the leaders who reviewed the political situation and discussed the course of action to be pursued in the coming days.
Ahead of the central committee meeting, members of the powerful politburo met for about one-and-half hours.