CPI(M) reviews Kerala poll losses

After suffering a stunning defeat in the Kerala Assembly polls, the CPI(M) on Wednesday said it would make necessary corrections after listening to all party workers.

Speaking to the media after the party’s State secretariat meeting, which was attended by top leaders, including Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) State secretary MV Govindan said the party would take its workers into confidence for a comeback.

He said members of the State secretariat would participate in two-day district secretariat and district committee meetings to be held in May and June. Similarly, State committee members will attend all area committee meetings, district committee members will take part in local committee meetings, and area committee leaders will convene branch committee meetings to listen to every member.

He said that, as per the initial assessment by the State committee, both political and organisational issues within the party, along with false propaganda by the Opposition, contributed to the defeat. “The election review will not be conducted solely by the State committee.

It has been decided that it should be carried out after listening to all party members and considering their opinions,” Govindan said, indirectly admitting that the party had failed to adequately listen to grassroots workers ahead of the elections.