[Marxistindia] People's Verdict: Setback for BJP

[news from the cpi(m)]

June 4, 2024

 

Press Statement

 

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

 

People's Verdict: Setback for BJP

 

The results of the 18th Lok Sabha election are a setback for the BJP. It has
lost its majority in the Lok Sabha which it had got in the past two Lok
Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.  This is a stinging blow to the image of
invincibility built around Narendra Modi, who had boasted about winning 400
seats in this election. 

 

The elections were held in the background of all out attacks on the
opposition parties, misuse of Central agencies and massive use of money
power. The Polit Bureau congratulates the people for standing up to these
authoritarian attacks and safeguarding the Constitution, democracy and civil
rights.

 

The INDIA bloc has put up a creditable showing having taken up the issues of
unemployment, price rise, agrarian distress and the attacks on democracy and
the Constitution. They were able to a considerable extent counter the
communal electioneering indulged in by Modi and the BJP.  

 

The results would have been more adverse for the BJP and the NDA if the
Election Commission had ensured a level-playing field.  It's abject failure
to curb the inflammatory communal rhetoric of Narendra Modi and enforce the
Model Code of Conduct is a blot on the reputation of the Commission.

 

The CPI(M) and the Left parties have registered a marginal improvement in
their tally.  A more detailed analysis will be undertaken after the full
election results are available.

 

The verdict signals that the people are going to fight back all attacks on
democracy, the Constitution and their livelihood.

 

 

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee office

 

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