Kerala parliamentary elections 2019: A litmus test for CPI(M) and Pinarayi

The current Lok Sabha election is crucial for the Communist Party India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State committee even as it could well be a real litmus test for Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s political acumen as well as popularity.
For, until recently the party was dependent almost solely on senior leader V.S. Achuthanandan’s mass appeal to win elections while Mr. Vijayan, viewed as a no-nonsense party boss, was confined to managing the organisation. Since 1996, the party and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had fought consecutive elections with Mr. Achuthanandan leading from the front.

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