nL fg” TI The extended « | State executiy, has decided to contest the irene Major Activities Of Part ting of CPI w; as held ¢ anipur parli aut ath 3a 1 orrieneies January yY and Mass/Class Fronts Bhawans from and Central trad 8th Nove rade Unions gher witnessed oS lovember, 202 : people before chee elsations. CPI Jharkhand nent most state fore the Ranchi Raj Bhawan Kne Mobilised 7 The AITUC or ; génised a month | Desh Bachao’ in Maharashtra was taken out in Nagpur. CPI Bihar hosted a bi ig rally on November 2, 2023 addressed by CPL General Secretary D. Raja, aur Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad along wi The National Conference of the NFIW in Kharagpur also witnessed a impressive women's rally. The AISF 30" National Conference was held | Begusarai in Bihar which also witnessed a very impressive rally « Students. National Conference of BKMU was held in Patna from 2! December to 5% December, 2023 more than 600 delegates attended th 15™ national conference. Conference was a huge success. Bihar State Party made all efforts to make AISF and BKMU Nation Conference successful and deserved our praise. Forthcoming Elections and Our Approach It was resolved in our Vijayawada Congress the only throug unity of secular-democratic forces, the RSS-BJP combine can t defeated and efforts should be made to consolidate the unity « opposition. We have pursued this policy and our Party is now wi constituent of the INDIA alliance, with more than 20 parties. Tt INDIA alliance will take on the BJP on a state-by-state bas depending upon the political situation in the parciculay ota Seat-sharing negotiations are on and all state leaders ips s os : reach out to the INDIA leadership in their states with clan ! CPI will continue to be part of the re West Sea - ith the Left Democratic i ae bok 2024 general elections are to remove BJP fro! to protect democracy and Constitution and to serena E 2 strength in Parliament. All state unital "ay , r fulfillment of these two objectives an bly nit t st d candidates for Lok Sabha electi The Sanyukta to 8 thousanc Ong protest with the s slogan of ‘B)) tac es 9 BJP Hata: ry impressive and disciplined ral ‘atna. The rally wa M Nitish Kumar an ith leaders from CPI Bihar, tituencies an at Vijayawada,con . @JUTt, See many cases of import democratically Oriente hope. Activists like Koregaon controvers: its verdict in N often Siding with the gover . ance are JOvernirery Not decided on Howeve 'd people of the meres wie ten 4 oe ee Umar Khatid and those implicated in the Br ee to languish in jails, The S¢ has ran a approaching and the athe. heres ites oa ie a electoral bonds. Similarly, Sc judgment in the Hine also disappointed Many and was seen as 5 government. be the SC has the last the er} are fast aque wealth Nn the Hindenburg-Adani case hielding the cronies of the BJP frarn Misuse of Central Agencies The BJP government has become notorious for unleashing central investigative agencies like the ED, CBI and Income Tax department on Opposition Parties and leaders. The ED has continuously harassed leaders in Opposition ruled states and investigations were launched against Chief Ministers and ministers in many states. The day BJP toppled the Mahagathbandhan Government in Bihar, summons were issued to former CM Rabri Devi and RS MP Misa Bharati. RID President and Former CM Lalu Prasad was questioned for hours despite his poor health and chilling cold. AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Satyendra Jain continues to be in jail while BJP leaders are threatening AAP National Convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with similar treatment. JMM Leader and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren is being harassed similarly Many leaders of INC, NCP and SS-UBT are being investigated in Maharashtra. Investigations are on against several ministers and leaders f the DMK in Tamil Nadu and Kerala CM's family and kin are also being ected Several politicians who were being investigated by pa genci ; j iving in to the pressure and charges again: an we ae fa stows the BJP’s vendetta against the opposition ee fation act busing the central agencies. This is 4 their intimidation tactics by abusing cay ‘disturbing trend and should be fought against. ituation ; ij i i nues. Till now ths have passed but ‘a i ee fe ainded a | \0 people have been killed, te Manin oe fied their homes, since the violence started in at borders Myanmar. ail ncil meeting held in Delhi from ee eet the Manipur people and to a : te steps to restore peace ne members delegation from > losh Kumar MP was theen of INDIA alliance seven months back 9g ee ae Coming together of major 9Pposition parties made o. fe) Questionable. However, democratically minded peo le of country are now feeling concerned due to some recent de lo ee concerning the alliance. RSS-BJP’s m be dil ste achinations and short-sighted: ©n part of some of the INDIA constituents are Major faccae ot He concerns, apart from the lackluster approach of the INC, which is the biggest constituent of the alliance. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’ United joined back the NDA recently in a clear betrayal GeiRe oma resolve of ‘BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao’ as declared in the first meeting of Opposition parties in Patna, hosted by Nitish Kumar himself. The AITC and AAP have also raised reservations over seat sharing in West Bengal and Punjab. In West Bengal, it is clear that the Left will not be part of any adjustment led by the AITC. Some headway has been made in UP where the SP has declared electoral understanding with the INC and RLD, while keeping the space open for other parties to join. In Tamil Nadu, consultation between the DMK and INC are at an advanced stage and negotiations with other alliance partners are likely to commence soon. Governor's Role in States ave hope to the The disrupting role Governors are playing, especially in non-BJP ruled states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, came into scrutiny recently during the hearing on the issue in the Supreme Court. Governors are behaving in the most partisan manner and have become major impediments before the execution of policies in states. They are exercising pocket veto without any justification in an unconstitutional manner. The Supreme Court has taken note of these activities and has opined that Soyer cannot act in a manner independent from the democratically cece se governments. Kerala has seen protests Be eee ieniGovernnert ‘of Governor Arif Mohammad Khan recently Se mcr EAciane as intervened by granting 2+ CRPF protection to the a ae il Nadu Government and Governor R a es BE covemor openly expressing his political lens nas e the ire of people. Tensions exist pee ee oa i nda Bose and betwe a a ee siwen Lal Purohit. It is clear that the Rees te Ae undermine the democratically elected state governments is tampering with the federal rnors and Lt. Governors. This ae he a nor’s office as this colonial L- . i Hi itva for Polarisation 0 “al = Y y to impose uniformit tar Pradesh. Thein the mean are some ministers of Maldives made some ugi comments against Prime Minister Modi's visit to Lakshadv Prove all those Ministers were removed A I fhe 1 adweep. Though 3 ousands of Indians cancels visit to Maldives as organiza Wale cones. a d protest that affected very much Maldives Recently Indian foreign Minister met Maldives f ste Kampala to find mutually workable solution, ee ee at Now the main opposition Party MDP submitt ed a motion to impeach President Muizzu for his anti-Indian position and other issues. This event may change the political landscape of Maldives. CPI believes that good relations with our neighbouring countries should be one of the key foreign policy goal while accepting the principle that other countries have right to keep their strategic autonomy to decides their foreign policies. Very recently held 12" National Parliament Election of Bangladesh was very significant political incident in this region. It was significant not only for Bangladesh itself but also significant for the whole South Asian region From very beginning the far right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamat E Islami and all other Extreme religious fundamentalist forces were demanding this National Parliament Election should be held under a non- partisan, neutral caretaker government. This was the main precondition for them participating in this election. Left Democratic Alliance led by Communist Party also took almost same political position with some differences which was not accepted by ruling Awami League mentioning such provision is not there in Constitution. Last election was not at all a free and fair election. Awami League rigged the election so there were very much discontent among the people and there was doubt whether the election will be free and fair. Using the mass discontent US and European countries openly associate with the opposition BNP. But due to interventions from other important foreign owers they toned down their campaigns. election BNP’s main slogan was also like Maldives campaign Out” and against communal harmony. J i i i ith 222 seats out of ling Awami League again claimed victory wit! Dut ee indents 62. According to Bangladesh Election Commission . voters was only 41.8 percent. ‘entalist BNP did not come to the pows ee “human and democratic rights will § d ination’s betweenincluding eeteroe ae have visited many camps, many personalities foundation ceremon re ere Participated at the Mani P) Y. Their vis pur CPI overcome this situation, gave our party a confidence that we can ma Krushna Panda Last few weeks the situati nin nipur me mor arme| ation in M fe : hi anipur became more strained and io} the groups became new normal. On January 24% ae development in Manipur, 37 MLAs belonging to the GO tel_ Community, including Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and two Parliament members including Union MoS Rajkumar Ranjan Singh attended the Meeting called by the ‘Arambai Tenggol’, a powerful radical Meitei Organisation in the state. This is the first time the political parties in Manipur surrendered before a ra \ ical armed organization proving once again that they are running the shows in Imphal, as far as law and order authority. They prepared a resolution and asked all Meitei MLAs to sign it. Even they physically harassed the Congress President of Manipur. On the other hand on 27th January The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) declared that the Kuki-Zo people should approach the Mizoram government for “our future political way forward’. The Mizoram government has been sympathetic to the Kuki-Zo people primarily because of ethnic affiliations. The declaration stated that “We cannot be under the government who killed and destroyed our churches and Properties, who separated us physically and demographically and also Who took an oath under militia group Arambai Tenggol. The Centre id directly administer us from Delhi,” the ITLF’s declaration read. forum opposed the Centre's move to scrap the free movement ime (FMR) agreement and fence the India-Myanmar border. The ent allows border residents to travel up to 16 km into each other's ithout a visa. ne Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh called a meeting of ition parties which was also attended by our Party lief Minister posted in social media stating that ssions were held, reflecting a united commitment to 4 and work collectively for the well-being of our state, arty organized three days relay hunger 7 ons te highlights our demands of disal 0 sing of India-Myanmar border to f cultivation in vi ms of the violence elapt RI Mag lens Ving 9° remove RSS-Byp nN the issue alliance of Pro. 4) to intensify oS move forward socialism, aly Bar a the coming Parliam act on the ec eeeerlt elections to ae yeas in oe all state tM ee epare ¢t forces and defeat BIP-Rss eae assure victory oe ice ine, ‘Ssive ional Council Meeting was held in Delhi on 14-16 developments took place in i 'S continuing, th lOcide war on Gaza after the October ony 2023 is development in the present time, The continuing eae cee victories in Europe and other Part of : ‘ Gevelopments in Middle East, South and South- ern Boon are becoming concern for stability of these regions. The uccessful holding of the 19th Non-Align Movement summit held in Kampala, Uganda, has demonstrated the unity of the global south and hopes for the Continuation of the movement. War against Palestine It started with surprise attacks by Hamas militants against Israel on October 7 last year, which resulted in the killing of about 1,400 and hostage of around 300 Israelis. The fascist right-wing Netanyahu government of Israel retaliated with unprecedented assaults against Palestinian people from sea, land and from air. Till now around 30,000 people have been killed among them majority are women and more than 10,000 are children. The IDF has destroyed hospital, schools, ‘mosque, churches, and residential areas and forced around 2.5 million alestinian to move into neighbouring countries like Egypt and fully ed entire Gaza strip including the area of Khan Yunis. What Israeli tt is doing in Gaza is nothing but genocide acts. Using the lation, the Illegal Jewish settlers started attacks and killing an people at random in West Bank. 1 lestinian peop Israeli assaults against Pa lestinian people, huge protest rallies too! e world. The size an e around th le held ¢or Congress, elections In three states were a litmus test but Congress took these elections in a casual way thinking that they will win Madhya Pradesh comfortably on the basis of anti-incumbency and will retain power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, From the very beginning, Congress campaign in MP tried to mimic the RSS-BJP by using religious symbolism Congress state unit ignored the demands of INDIA allies and went alone for polls and this contest against each other resulted in the loss of more than 30 seats in MP. Similar overconfidence was observed in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh as well and Congress Ignored any proposal for seat sharing with secular-democratic parties. The Communist Party of India contested in 4 of the 5 states, not fielding any candidates in Mizoram. State-wise details of elections, CPI's performance and analysis are as follows: Chhattisgarh Out of the 90 seats in Chhattisgarh assembly, BJP won the majority with 54 seats while the Congress followed with 35 seats. One seat was won by Gondwana Gantantra Party. The CPI contested on 12 seats and got 60901 0.39% of total votes in the state with good electoral performance in the Bastar region. Even without getting Party symbol, CPI candidate Manish Kunjam lost by a slender margin in Konta constituency, In Dantewada, CPI candidate secured 9000+ votes and CPI received 5000+ votes in two other seats in a highly polarised contest between the Congress and BJP. In Bastar region, Party performed well demonstrating our influence and strength in the underdeveloped tribal region. Our party election symbol was not allowed to us in the first phase of elections in Chhattisgarh by the Election Commission, citing the loss of national party status and request letter not reaching the ECI on time. This was a lapse on the part of the centre and in order to avoid such shortcomings, a committee has been formed at the centre to ensure smooth and timely communication with Election Commission. Com. D. Raja, Com. K. Narayana, Com. Dr. B.K. Kang Com. Rama Krushna Panda, Com. P. Sandosh Kumar and Com. i arshneya will be the members of this committee. Pradesh “its majority in Madhya Pradesh and increased its seat tally to ie Congress being a distant second with 66 seats. The CPI i could get only about 14000 or 0.03% of votes in the uld be reached with the Congress or other parties 14526 votes in the Gurh constituency of Rewa ing. The party crossed the 2000+ mark in onlyBering this po, States ang Man 1 UN ( agreement o, whi he Finally on 13% 1, *Y pla an iMMediate _.. Per UN ¢ : e 8 © ceasefi; SNeral Assem d in favour of the to against and 23 aherasao allt Hidden Agenga rit Real intens) ON Of Isra Nid of Hamas Sl 2nd in this case ys 5 See on also to control over 1 Gillon Te Gurion Cana} Project, S222 onslaught to realize th . the Suez Cana| 7 Originally proposed in the 1960s as an alte 3 Internatio: Nal Cou ii ‘ Genocide rt of Justice Verdict on Israeli aggression of The International Court o ordered directed Tr f Justice (1C3) on 26% January in Israel must “take all measures within its po erent all acts within the scope of the Genocide Cony ration rul Ing on the nine provisional Measures requested by South af n genocide claim against Israel. While the Court did not agree to South Africa's request for an imme: ceasefire in Gaza, it directed Israel to allow the entry of basic s and humanitarian assistance into the Palestinian enclave In its landmark interim order, the court decided that South legal standing and ordered Israel to “take all measures power” to prevent acts of genocide. : court ordered that 1. Israel must take all measures to Prevent any ‘that could be considered genocidal - killing members of a group bodily harm, inflicting conditions designed to brin about the of a group, and preventing birth. 2. Israel shall ensure with © effect that its military does not commit any genocidal acts sures within its power to prevent and p ee itics incitement to commit genocide. 4.79 ve measures to enable the provision of and humanitarian assistance to faced by Palestinians in the Gas to prevent the destruct ted to the all ide |Me, © Metin! Mn, — iveral issues with them, Osten yagga 2 stensibly bein: © Pee, er the new laws have nothing signitnomr ret to shed laws, named Bhartiya Nyay Samhita Bh Pere ees Suraksha Samhita are named exuneumyam rave ree Pate Cone rearranging of existing Provision whe is going te should be motitisas co GWYErs: !aw students and teachers, Pubie eee ; lobilised on this 'ssue, especially among the legal fata i Security Breach in Parliament colonia t antly new in them, The new issued by BJP MP from Mysore Pratap Simha. Instead of focusing on this Grave error of security, the BJP IT-cell and the compliant mainstream media has only focused on the intruders’ background and they are trying to target the INC and Left through them. Matter should be dealt cautiously and responsibility should be fixed on how a lapse in security took place in the most secure building in the country and how the intruders got close to the BJP MP to obtain passes. However, instead of responding to the issue in Parliament, the BJP government went ahead with suspending almost 150 MPs from both Houses of Parliament in an unprecedented and undemocratic move. This shows the BJP's attitude towards parliamentary democracy where Parliament has been made completely ineffective. Supreme Court Judgment on Article 370 The Supreme Court, while determining the legality of Article 370, left several crucial questions unanswered and disappointed people who are cerned about the future of Jammu and Kashmir. The way in which ticle 370 was removed, the haste and complete lack of consultation seen to be authoritarian in nature. Kashmiri people remain ited with the decision. The Supreme Court noted issues of ts abuse in its decision and suggested that a Truth and on Commission be formed to look into these issues. ous ssential to foster trust and we should keep coma ing measures in the critical state. Our demands shou aaa ation of statehood, holding assembly elections a ment in J&K. Jn of the Supreme Court is Bano in the Bilk thi— AGAYA Pradesh + men an 9 Siti Se ¥ are already targeting meat and Benuians @S. Social media is being used clever} ecu ee a biased opinion, Fake news abou eave, aN ial se Tamil Nadu is being sh. Stor Ve perception of these s Berane : se states in the + a ae areca to be understood and responded to een mobiisine mele: debunking the false claims, legal Hesoiinne oe see € opinion on issue: if al | orta , i of flimsy al tpavan thes 'S Of vital importance Instead of flimsy LNG Newly elected and Rajasthan are helmed ny = rdcore 99 Sellers in their Y¥ tO distort facts it mistreaty : ot ¢ atmnent with fared by right-wing on social and wee. Establishment of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya The Ram Temple issue has been the main demand of the Hindu right- wing for more than three decades. After a controversial judgment of the Supreme Court, the consecration ceremony was held on the 22 January, 2024 led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The blending of the rnajority religion, politics and the state at the grand event went completely Opposite to the values of our Constitution, The BJP has already made the Ram Temple a political project, having nothing to do with religious practices of common people. Emotions are being aroused in the majority community through the temple. This has to be understood and countered ideologically by focusing more on the concrete issues ahead and the misrule of the BJP. The RSS-BJP ecosystem is now trying to weaponise the Gyanwapi Mosque issue to further polarize the people. Masses should be greatly educated on these complex matters and party eee with literature, seminars and other interactions to inform people about the truth and counter RSS propaganda. Changes Being Brought in Curriculum j i ht in textb or changes are being broug rb by the NCERT ta ee Heed ast F alon with the RSS’ narrow vision. once Lien . ae i textbooks, including on ee ae nerdects ban the RSS taken by Sardar Pate i Gandhi and the decision to $5 taker OY i alco beng Ao Mughal and Sultanate (Muslim) Pe Longer ee ste RSS-BIP’s version with major to) aad os eempts are aimed at ae Sea se ae en nerations. These es Bea ine truth to people through all platforms. {I presen! jooks by the NCERT to redefine dures ws and proce! i le dian Penal CO laws were P2 ding the crimi - the existing 19 The newa e Foreign Ministe nmi The bestia) oF nga, Mr Jayshank an the Questior Bl Outcome Of this Grrr COresented India in this on n Of Solidarity with Palen |S Very positive pi , ‘alestine MUve particularly int declara Saree cite stated that the Summit 1 ary aggre ageinst ene et On the Gaza Strip, th Be Palestinian : Civilians, civilian objects, th ty einanrgb line eae = Opulation , the forced displace t of humanitarian ceasefire: and further call for an imenachan and durable s Strongly condemn the iileqat oF 2. Reiterate the nee r fowards achieving on ens tote rac srsupeton fe ke Sin : ‘a upation, including a: oe a sovereignty of the State of Calas Bae 1969 eee , to achieve a two-state solution, on the basis of ented os ct ae affirmed support for the State of Palestine to sp ember State of the United Nations to take its rightfut jong the community of nations; ress to t See Israel's continuing settlement construction and expansion ities throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as well 2s in the Occupied Syrian Golan, while underscoring that the crisis in Palestine and the great risks it poses to regional and international peace and security demands the attention of the international community, including the Security Council as mandated by the Charter. To this end, it is high time to end this abhorrent occupation, which continues to be imposed in flagrant violation of international law, and to ensure the implementation of the countless relevant General Assembly and Security Co il resolutions; “ This summit also highlighted problems of migra environmental, development and other issues of global Elections in different Countries - During this period Parliament election was held in ority countries the Right-Wing political parties Slovakia, and Netherland in Europe, @i RO ees zing held by Hamas Sed grave Concern apy, Called for their Sbout th immedi. S will be implem @ fate of the ate release hostages Israel is to be seen ent te Of Palestine, We heve we bulla ei ; @ have to builc evelopments in Midd © change its present posit le East and Red se ion, a area and can be the reason of a ne MOng the nations and super powers as well as Med groups. he exchanges Of Missiles from Israel to Syria stationed in Syria and Jordon : Houthi militant’s missile attac egular basis and the mobilization of US, ind their attacks against Houthi militants i Or more armed conflicts. Iran backed militants to Hezbollah’s attacks against ks on commercial ships on UK and its ally’s naval forces n Yemen have made this area fhe Red Sea, one of the world’s most densely packed shipping channels, les south of the Suez Canal, the most significant waterway connecting ig) =urope to Asia and east Africa. About 12% of global trade passes through she Red Sea, including 30% of global container traffic. Billions of dollars of traded goods and supplies pass through the Red Sea every year, meaning that delays there, can have adverse effect on consumer goods including the price of oil. The Houthis of Yemen declared war on Israel at the end of as Fe i id ups have chosen not to try to help Ha other Muslim countries and group: in Gaza. diplomatic efforts to find ation demands comprehensive ian ‘on Palestine as it linked with the Israeli Nothing can be achieved through shows of modern a ttacks be tly s exchange of Missile 3 oe oaks to the leadership of both e Movement Summit in Kampala, 7 ; of State and Gove jicampale, Republic Os e, “Deepening ©vr Mmunist Party of India . Co National Council Meoting from February 2 to 4, 2024 at Hyderabad, Tolanga abad, Telangana . Praft Report on Political Developme nts Since the last mee! » Ne z 14-16, 2023 Ne bank me arian devine, month of July é aI, Me Mporte ve write Place at the national and international hava Aine lopments have taker to be in shambles and the BIP government i verilhotes Polarisation to hide their failures, Unemployment in ane Pee poco as the biggest economic woes of the Benny Gur Ho iP is ving to divert the attention of the ; Hel fee > 2 people fr 15@ issues Manufacturing superficial controversies aroting diisive leat ie! While the P t Pi ee Minster is making tall claims of 45 trillion economy and Rr nga largest economy, our Country continues to be home Pe umber of poor and hungry people in the world. People are eee an paveiey getting reflected in India’s faltering ranking in the : lex, papas Pramas Placed below sub-Saharan taking pride in distributin ration re People but where it is going is anybody's uses, Prices & nts commodities are on rise making people’s lives miserable. The price of cooking gas has more than doubled under the Modi regime, while the government continues to dabble in making false claims in superlatives, Parliament has been reduced to a compliant body without any Opposition, debate or discussion. Frequent raids and harassment by central agencies and use of draconian measures to stifle any kind of dissent has become a ‘Consistent feature of RSS-rule. Now the attention is being shifted to the Inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, which is made into the most re the General Elections. Certain important ents from the last few months are discussed here briefly to take account of the situation. Elections in Five States 3 in five states were a big challenge before the BJP in jovernment in Madhya Pradesh and to wrest power in Rajasthan. They also looked to expand their political chieve these political goals, they took the line of importance to OBC, SC and ST while going for ith money and muscle power. Its campaign INDIA bloc also focused on the tituents and their contest against ant sUeS.dependents and other f 5 é er parties won on 15 seats. The CPI conteste: seats and could get 14954 or 0.04% of the total votes polled. Nociesors arrangement could be reached with the INC o for CPI were polle ARREST lectoral arties. Most votes din Sahara constituency of Bhilwara where we got ‘41 35 votes. CPI could receive 2000+ votes on two shan) S other seats. The C ieee ived 0.96% of the total votes but could not win in any ey segment, losing the two seats they had in the previous assembly . Telangana Telangana was the only state where an electoral y reached with the Indian National Congress before lsc THO National Congress came to power with 64 seats while the ruling BRS won on 39 seats. 8 seats were won by the BJP and 7 by the AIMIM, The CPI was allotted 1 seat in alliance with the INC with the promise of two MLCs Once Congress comes to power. While we maintain that the CPI's influence extends much wider than 1 assembly segment in Telangana, we accepted the alliance with the objectives of keeping the BJP out of Telangana and defeating the authoritarian rule of KCR. In the Kothagudem assembly, CPI candidate Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao won comfortably with a margin of 26000+ votes. The CPI(M) contested independently on most seats of the Khammam-Nalgonda region but could not secure victory. The work of CPI cadres all over the state was recognised in the mainstream press as well. We will have to intensify our activities in the state in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. Decreasing vote share and absence of representation in the assemblies of major North Indian states is a matter of concern for the Party. Mizoram The CPI does not currently have a state unit in Mizoram. In the 40 member assembly, the new entrant Zoram People’s Movement secured a majority with 27 seats while the ruling Mizo National Front was reduced to 10 seats. National parties BJP and INC could win 2 and 1 seat respectively. The disturbance in Manipur had its impact on Mizoram politics as well. Activities of the INDIA Alliance committees were formed after the Mumbai meeting of the INDIA eres, the progress is not much after that. The coordination comes met only once in Delhi after the Mumbai meeting and constituents of fe Iliance could not reach any understanding in the recent at ay sections in 5 states. Only an arrangement could be worked out a ue a CPI and INC in Telangana. The decisions of the coordina ion) e meeting were also not implemented. Congress bein engag “4 bly elections is one major reason for the lack of progre: pS