Election debacle forces top leadership changes in CPM
New Delhi:Politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is all set to make changes in the party's top leadership to rejuvenate the party in country. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjeel and a member of the Politburo
disclosed this in the national capital on Sunday (December 27). Members of the
Politburo here discussed possible rectifications at a meeting held to take stock of the
political situation, members of the politburo also discussed the possible changes
in the leadership. "We are trying to rejuvenate our party and therefore we have
come out with some new proposals, new ideas, do's and don'ts. This is something
to rejuvenate our party," said Bhattacharjee. Reportedly, several party leaders
have demanded a change in the top leadership after the reversals which party had
faced in the recent provincial by-elections. "It (change) will start from the
top, and today we have discussed how to start it from the politburo and central
committee and we had one round of discussion, we will continue this in Kolkata
at the central committee meeting." added Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. CPI (M)
managed to win just 24 seats, coming down from the previous figure of 60 in the
parliamentary elections held this year the West Bengal, ruled by the Left Front since
1977, will go to polls in 2011 to elect new members for the 294-seat assembly.
