[Marxistindia] Assembly Elections: Big Defeat for the BJP

[news from the cpi(m)]

May 02, 2021


Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued  
the following statement:

Assembly Elections: Big Defeat for the BJP


Kerala: The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) hails the resounding victory of  
the Left Democratic Front in Kerala. It thanks the people of Kerala  
for once again reposing faith in the LDF and relelecting it to form  
the next government. This has happened after more than four decades  
that the incumbent has been reelected. The LDF’s performance has been  
better than in the last assembly election.

The people of Kerala have voted on the performance of the incumbent  
government, the alternative policies  pursued, the manner in which all  
the natural calamities were tackled, the pandemic and its fall out  
were handled, welfare measures undertaken and safeguarding the secular  
democratic harmonious character of Kerala society. 

Bengal: The BJP suffered a severe setback despite its money power and  
manipulations in West Bengal. The people of Bengal have very clearly  
rejected the ideology of communal polarisation.

The performance of the Sanjukta Morcha and the Left has been very  
disappointing. Peoples urge to defeat the BJP led to a  sharp  
polarisation squeezing out the Sanjukta Morcha. A self-critical review  
of these results will be undertaken by the Party to draw needed lessons.

Tamilnadu: The DMK-led front in Tamilnadu has secured an impressive  
victory. The people of Tamilnadu have rejected the AIADMK-BJP alliance  
and defeated the incumbent AIADMK government. 

Assam: The BJP has retained its government in Assam. The Mahajot put  
up a good fight.

Puducherry: The NR Congress appears to be  getting a majority along  
with its allies.

Overall, these results are a severe setback for the BJP. Despite all  
its efforts to rouse communal feelings, of spending huge amounts of  
money, manipulating the system and the electoral apparatus, they  
failed to elicit people’s support.

These results must further strengthen the people’s movements and  
struggles in the country to safeguard the secular democratic character  
of the Indian Republic and for vastly improving the living conditions  
of the people. 



For CPI(M) Central Committee Office