The Left in India has been passing through trying times. The assembly elections in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala are litmust test for them. Its prestige is at stake in West Bengal where it has been ruling continuously for 33 years. It is the fort of Left. But the challenge to them by the rising Trinamool supremo Union Railways Minister with the support of Congress is very stiff.
Unleashing a fierce attack on the CPI(M), Congress President Sonia Gandhi said Left was a party that always lagged behind time and stunted Kerala’s growth in the last five years under the LDF rule.
If the campaign by Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Kerala for United Democratic Front (UDF) in the ensuing assembly election is anything to go by, it is amply clear that the Congress is in no mood to be lenient with the Left any more. Attacking the veteran Communist V S Achutanadan -led Left ruled Keral government, she says in clear terms that it is riddled with scams and scandal and it has lost moral ground to rule the state.
It has always been the tradition of Kerala that here the political party in power changes at every alternate assembly elections. So, this time it is due for the Left to make way for the opposition UDF.
Congress President has also bitterly criticised Left ideology, saying it is running behind the time. It means that Congress supremo has drawn the battle line clearly and there appeared no meeting between the two parties on any issue in future also.While the country as a whole kept up the growth trend under UPA-I and UPA-II in spite of global financial meltdown, Kerala had suffered under LDF rule
Scams after scams have taken place under the LDF rule in the last five years. Liquor, land and lottery syndicates are behind the government. These corruption charges will certainly have negative impact on Left performance.
LDF is also facing the anti-incumbancy factor. But the most important factor which goes against them in this assembly elections is the infighting the entire country saw among the Left leaders of Kerala during their last five years of rule. Factionalism is at its best, which is alleged to be fuelled by anti-CM lobby in Delhi. That is why in the first place, the CM was denied ticket but it was his strong standing among the cadres that bent the leadership in Delhi.
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