Communist Party of India (Marxist) campaign for the next Indian general election

Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the national parties of India. They are a member of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.

Campaigning

Andhra Pradesh
Party workers and supporters of CPI(M) and CPI at Araku.

On 14 April 2023, CPI(M) along with CPI started a campaign named Pracha Bheri against the Central government's policies.[1]

Bihar

The CPI(M) Bihar state committee organised a massive state-wide campaign at Gandhi Maidan in Patna as part of nationwide campaign during 14 September to 22 September 2022 against the incumbent central government.[2] CPIM took part in an “oust-Modi campaign” starting from Purnia on 25 February 2023 as a part of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar.[3]

Kerala

The Kerala unit of CPI(M) started 21 day-long campaign from 1 January 2023.[4] On 13 January 2023, CPIM Kerala unit announced state-wide march led by Polit Bureau member and state secretary M. V. Govindan against the central government.[5] The Kerala CPIM has also announced a series of agitations against the NDA government at the centre starting from 20 January 2023.[6] CPIM has planned to launch a state-wide campaign in March to highlight the centre's neglect of Kerala and its trespasses on federalism and secularism.[7]

M.V. Govindan addressing people at People's Resistance Yatra in Thiruvananthapuram district
Sitaram Yechury delivering speech in Thiruvananthapuram at the end of People's Resistance Rally

On 20 February 2023, Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated statewide Janakeeya Prathirodha Jatha (People's Resistance Yatra) led by M. V. Govindan to expose the attacks on federalism and threats posed by the RSS-backed BJP government to the constitutional values of the nation.[8] The rally, that covered 140 constituencies, concluded with a public meeting on 18 March 2023 in Thiruvananthapuram which was inaugurated by Sitaram Yechury.[9]

The LDF government in Kerala will celebrate its second year of administration by launching a Lok Sabha election campaign across the state. People's rally will be organised in all constituencies from 25 April to 20 May 2023.[10]

CPI(M) Telangana state secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram and other leaders in Jana Chaitantya Yatra

Telangana

CPI(M) Telangana State committee will organise state-wide march named Jana Chaitanya Yatra starting from 17 March 2023 in order to protest against the pro-corporate and anti-people policies of the BJP led union government. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury at Warangal, Polit Bureau member B.V. Raghavulu at Adilabad and another Polit Bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan at Nizamabad flagged off the rallies.[11]

References
  1. "Vijayawada: CPI, CPM launch Prachara Bheri against Central govt". 2023-04-15.
  2. "All left, secular forces in India will come together against PM Modi in 2024 polls: Sitaram Yechury at Patna rally". Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. "Bihar's grand alliance to launch Mission 2024 on February 25". MSN.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. "Target 10, Kerala CPI(M) to hit the road for 2024 LS polls from Jan 1". newkerala.com. December 22, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  5. "Kerala's ruling CPI-M announces state-wide yatra against Centre". CanIndia. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  6. "CPI(M) announces mass campaign in Kerala against Central policies". 2022-12-22.
  7. "Kerala CM Pinarayi sets the tone for LDF'S 2024 Lok Sabha campaign". Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  8. "CPI(M)'s Kerala Yatra to 'Expose Threats' of BJP Regime". Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  9. "Peoples Resistance Rally", The official Twitter handle of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), retrieved 2023-03-18
  10. "LDF govt to launch LS poll campaign on 2nd anniversary; 5,000 people to participate in statewide rallies". onmanorama. April 5, 2023.
  11. "Telangana: CPI(M)'s Jana Chaitanya Yatra to start on March 17". Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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