Rahul Gandhi's decisions led to opposition's downfall: CPI
Elections | May 23, 2019, 03:57 PM ISTCPI's national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan criticised Rahul Gandhi's decision, which he believes led to the downfall of opposition.
CPI's national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan criticised Rahul Gandhi's decision, which he believes led to the downfall of opposition.
Gandhi, who filed his nomination last week, has, however, said he would not speak against the Left during his campaign though he understood CPI(M) has to attack him.
Apart from senior CPI leader Atul Kumar Anjan who will fight in Ghosi Lok Sabha seat, the party has fielded candidates in Robertsganj, Khiri, Banda, Bareilly, Ballia, Shahjahanpur, Lalganj and Gorakhpur.
The development comes a day after the Congress announced candidates for 11 constituencies which includes the two which the CPI(M) had won in 2014.
West Bengal becomes a new addition to the list of states where the Congress failed to clinch a seat-sharing deal to take on the BJP.
The party has decided to seek the support of 'Prajakutami' partners in the Lok Sabha elections 2019 due by May.
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Chada Venkat Reddy on Tuesday said his party is seeking a constituency in Nalgonda district, in addition to the three.
"If the party (CPI) decides to nominate me as its candidate from Begusarai and other grand alliance partners also extend their support, then I don't have any objection to it," Kumar told PTI.
The party said the results of byelections to Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP lost, are a “big inspiration for secular parties”.
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