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Yechury's election to the post for the second time was approved by the Left party's newly-elected 95-member central committee

Opposition divided over possible impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra

Sitaram Yechury

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	The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), on Sunday unanimously elected Sitaram Yechury as its general secretary at its 22nd party congress in Hyderabad.</div>
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	His election to the post for the second time was approved by the Left party&#39;s newly-elected 95-member central committee.&nbsp;</div>
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	The 65-year-old leader had taken over as general secretary of the CPI(M) from Prakash Karat in the 21st party congress, which was held in Visakhapatnam, in 2015. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Sitaram Yechury unanimously re-elected as CPI(M) general secretary

Yechury's election to the post for the second time was approved by the Left party's newly-elected 95-member central committee

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