In many states including Uttar Pradesh to Punjab, all the parties have started preparing for the assembly elections. But in the midst of all this, the Left party does not seem to be active on any front. In the present situation, if the blueprint of politics is prepared, then the worst phase of the Left parties is going on. Politically, the condition of the Left party, which has been in power for 34 years in Bengal, is such that their number in Parliament has become negligible. Let us tell you that for the first time in the country, the Left parties are seen struggling with their identity crisis.
What is the future of Left parties?
Political pundits say that on April 5, 1957, the first communist government was formed in any state of India. Meanwhile, there is a feeling of pride among the Indian Left factions by remembering this government of Kerala. The Left parties have always left their influence in the politics of India on the issues of politics in the country such as land reforms, the issue of empowering local governments and the upliftment of the poor and social change. Let us tell you that the leftist ideology has always stood in opposition to the neo-liberal economic policies.
what will lead to the upcoming elections
The leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru was in the country in the sixth decade of the last century. During his reign, the policies of leftist opposition-co-ordination continued continuously. The policy of the Congress has always been in the leaning of the Left. But in the midst of all this, there were two such incidents in India where the leftist thinking was starting to weaken. The first event was the implementation of the Mandal Commission report, on the other hand, the Rath Yatra of LK Advani in the Shri Ram Mandir movement. Let us tell you that the effect of these two big incidents was seen on the big states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. There was a rapid rise of caste politics in both these states which weakened the leftist policies. According to the information, Bihar has been a fertile land for the Left. At the same time, fierce caste conflicts took place in the two states of the country in the ninth and tenth decades of the last century, as a result of which the backward caste leaders got its benefits. During this, the newly emerged leaders strengthened their parties in front of the Left.
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Has the party weakened after 2010?
In the year 2010, the results of politics were changing. People were working to advance their coming younger generation in politics. But in the Left parties, the leaders of more than 60 years of age were working to take the party forward. While the thinking of the Left parties was to raise the youth command of their party, but the participation of the top level was not acceptable to them. Many years ago the former top Maoists Leader Kobad Gandhi wrote that those people whose grip has been limited to the small forest will have to introspect.
