In its first soul-searching exercise after the debacle in assembly polls, the CPI(M) politburo on Monday raised serious concerns over the erosion of its traditional vote bank. In Kerala and West Bengal, where the Left-led governments have lost power, it has seen many of its traditional seats going in the hand of the opposition forces.
The Politburo, that met on Monday to review the election results, also felt that the party needs to re-orient the party’s policies and programmes to attract voters and to take issues that connect with people.
“The party will seriously conduct this examination and take the necessary steps to overcome the shortcomings and reconnect with the people who have been alienated,” the politburo said in a statement.
Briefing the media after the meeting, Karat however, refused to say if national level factors or the electoral line taken by the central leadership had any bearing on the results. A section of the CPI(M) is trying to attack Karat, blaming him for faulty political-tactical line leading to this failure.
The party has decided to hold its Central Committee meeting on June 11-12 at Hyderabad where the electoral failures will be discussed threadbare.
