Re: [Marxism] The 2009 Indian Elections

[Sam B <sam.b.ann.arbor@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:44 PM, nada <dwaltersMIA@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> B. I am confused about the CPI-ML (Liberation). They have been harp
> critics of the CPI (M), especially in West Bengal yet I understand that
> they sought some sort of local agreement with them not to run candidates
> against each other in some locations. Is this true?

This is correct. The CPI-ML (Liberation) made a local-level agreement
in Bihar state (and maybe in some other states as well, but I do not
know) with the CPI(M) (as well as with the CPI) in these elections, as
a result of which the CPI, the CPI(M) and the  CPI-ML (Liberation) did
not run candidates against each other  in Bihar.

In West Bengal, the CPI-ML (Liberation) made no such agreement, and
ran against the CPI and the CPI(M).

My understanding of the above is that the CPI-ML (Liberation) is
stronger than the CPI and the CPI(M) in some places in Bihar (such as
Siwan, where the CPI-ML (Liberation) actually held the parliamentary
seat at one point, before that  CPI-ML (Liberation) member of
parliament (Chandra Sekhar) was assassinated, a few years ago),

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