The CPI(M) is determined to gain maximum political mileage from the killing of two important leaders of Burdwan on Wednesday. The Alimuddin satraps want to showcase the gruesome murders as evidence of Trinamul Congress’ “intolerant and vindictive politics.”

Admitting that some of his administrative decisions regarding the land acquisition were faulty and it proved costly, ultimately leading to the poll debacles, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee finally owned up the moral responsibility for the defeats.

In an unprecedented incident, Leader of the Opposition Surjya Kanta Mishra on Monday addressed a news conference standing outside the gate of the West Bengal Assembly.

Sticking to its stand of maintaining equidistance from the Congress and the BJP, the CPI(M), in its draft political resolution to be adopted in the 20th party Congress slated to be held in Kerala in A

CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Friday said that Mamata Banerjee had failed to keep the promises she had made to the people of West Bengal in the run-up to the Assembly polls. Commenting on the state government’s failure to tackle grave issues like farmer suicides and crib deaths, Mr Karat termed it a “failed administration.” He was speaking after the conclusion of the four-day central committee meeting at Alimuddin Street party office in Kolkata.

Learning lessons from their disastrous third Front experiment in 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the CPI(M) has abandoned plans of leading any non-BJP and non-Congress secular front. The party, however, is not averse to joining hands with and extending support to any like-minded secular forces in the states which are going to polls.

Will former chief minister of Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan be re-inducted in the CPI(M) politburo in the wake of a case of nepotism (land-related) slapped by the UDF government? Speculation is rife in the CPI(M) circles on the eve of the party politburo and central committee meeting which begins in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Will former chief minister of Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan be re-inducted in the CPI(M) politburo in the wake of a case of nepotism (land related) slapped by the UDF government? Speculation is rife in th

Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday made a passionate appeal to the people to return to the CPI(M) fold.

The CPI(M) is facing acute dearth of young leaders who could take the mantle from old war horses like Biman Bose and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Sources revealed, that party satraps feel that at this critical juncture, young dynamic leaders could give the party a new lease of life just as Subhas Chakraborty, Shymal Chakraborty and Anil Biswas had done in the late 60s.