CPI(M)’s extended Keralam State committee meeting in Kozhikode from Sept. 13
The CPI(M) is holding an extended state committee meeting in Kozhikode to address the party's poor performance in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections. The meeting will focus on organizational weaknesses and strategic failures, concluding with a large public rally.
Why it matters
As a major political force in Kerala, the CPI(M)'s internal review and potential strategic shifts have significant implications for the state's political landscape.
All arrangements are in place for the three-day extended Keralam State committee meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] in Kozhikode from September 13.
Party sources told The Hindu on Thursday that the meeting was being held against the backdrop of the drubbing suffered by the CPI(M) and the Left Democratic Front in the 2026 Assembly elections in the State.
“The election defeat is seen not in isolation but as the result of a weakening of the party organisation, its political line and strategies, and their implementation. In the normal course, important leadership decisions related to Communist parties are taken either at Party Congress meetings or at specially convened plenum events. Extended meetings are held when both these are not in session, but there is a need to discuss important ideological and organisational issues,” the sources said.
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