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Caught in cleft stick of CPM and Trinamool Congress, Ace strategists of the Grand old party, having only 45 members in the Lower house of the Indian Parliament are mulling over its strategy for the forthcoming  State Assembly polls in the West Bengal. Communist party of India (CPM) ,fresh from the party’s plenum in its old citadel WB,is holding two days meeting of the party’s central committee in the National capital on Feb 16 and 17 to frame its poll strategy in tune   with the W.B state committee meeting recommendations in Kolkata .  The state   committee will send its proposals about the Political-Tactical line ( P-TL) to the Central committee and on those recommendations , top heads of the Red brigade will have   brain storming session to crystallize its strategy. The P-TL approach was approved in the Vishakhapatnam Congress of Party and it was under discussions at plenum, held after more than three decades.   Knowing fully well that th...

Bugles for forthcoming State Assembly polls in Punjab state in 2017 were trumpeted at Maghi fair in the village Muktsar  in the Agrarian state of Northern India this week.  Much to surprise of many,politically fledging outfit of  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made ripples by drawing maximum crowd in its Pandal.The Ruling Shiromani  Akali Dal (SAD) and its arch Rival Congress observed the developing situation ,and their leaders cautioned  people to be cautious of “Topi-Walas”.  AAP workers ,who visualize Punjab throne in their striking range,generally sport  white Gandhian caps and contest on plank of anti-corruption stances. Many of them were wearing green and pink mufflers. After emerging victorious in the Delhi Assembly  polls in 2014 which was the year of Narendra Modi who had swept the general Elections, AAP’s  eyes are riveted towards Punbjab.They had won  67 seats out of 70 seats in the Qusai-State Assembly in the ...

The political tactical line of CPM has favoured flexibility in striking poll deals,but it had left little room for state wings to decide at its own such tie-ups. The party leaders are having brain storming sessions in Kolkata during the First organizational Plenum in 37 years for its revival at grass-root level by taking up social and economic issues  even as the West Bengal State Assembly polls are round the corner. CPM leader Sitaram Yechury has made it clear that the party will discuss its poll strategy after the plenum but observers feel that it is caught in a cleft stick of dilemma of cobbling deal with Congress in the wake of stiff opposition from its leaders in Kerala . In Kerala, it has to fight with Congress led UDF.Tripura Chief Minister Manik  Sarkar has minced no words to.oppose truck with Congress and Likewise, Kerala top.hats are opposed for such a deal. Speculations about the tie-ups gathered storm after the CPM Rally in Brigade Maidan o...

In the world's most populous democracy India ,political turf is getting corrugated with every passing election -may it be for the lower house of Parliament ,State assemblies, Local bodies and any other elected body. The situation has driven politicians to tip toe on the political space as even  minor slippage,on any index which determines electorate mood,quickly mar prospects at hustings.    The 2014 general election paved way for ascendency of Narendra Modi to the coveted slot, but elements whipping up frenzies on communal and religion lines and ever shooting prices of eatables have played havoc unleashing plethora of problems .the price paid by the ruling coalition is colossal. It's credibility is at stake and opponents got ammunition to beat the ruling dispensation at the poll booths.The centre should have been forthright and assertive to tackle .     The cost was heavy in form of its resounding defeat in Bihar. Mr Nitish on whom lot of hopes...

Bihar polls verdict is a Wake up call for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led ruling dispensation at the centre. If they take it lightly like Delhi polls debacle, Time will be tougher for them  as next two years are packed with state assembly polls . In 2016, polls are to be held in Kerala,Tamil nadu, Puducherry , West Bengal and Assam and in 2017, UP,Punjab ,Goa,Uttrakhand and Manipur will go to  polls. Upbeat with massive victory,Mahagathbandhan –the Grand Alliance of Nitish-Lalu –Congress, will not leave any stone upturned to derail the Modi’s apple cart in other parts of the country too. Recent events  will cast it shadow on coming Parliament session from November 26. After winning almost three fourth majority-178 out of 243 seats in the state assembly polls,the Grand alliance will stitch more such tie ups for mounting pressure on the NDA, which trailed  with meager 57 seats in Bihar. The Verdict has proved beyond an iota of doubt that alliance...

Bihar poll bull stormed today China shop sending seismic waves in Delhi Power corridors in more ways than one. Polls for the 243 member state Assembly,being billed as an acid test for both the Ruling NDA and Opposition in the World’s most populous democracy –known for its frenzied elections- gave verdict in favour of the Mahagathbandhan with 178 seats to it and 58   seats to NDA and nine to others.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi have conveyed greetings to Mr Nitish Kumar.     The UP  local bodies polls where the BJP had not faired  well had given a depressing signal to the Party which had pocketed 70 plus seats out of 80 seats there in Lok Sabha polls -2014. It indicates that Days of the Modi magic are tapering out and the party will be desperate now to arrest the trend  in the wake of looming Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu  and West Bengal in 2016 , and UP polls in 2017. ...