The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The
Congress party has suffered a major defeat in the four state Assembly
elections. It has been routed in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and
lost in Chattisgarh too.
The defeat is more
resounding as the Congress could not dislodge the BJP from the
governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh where the latter has been
in power for ten years. The misrule and corruption of the BJP
governments in these two states did not lead the people to opt for the
Congress as it was seen as no alternative given the UPA government’s
economic policies leading to price rise and other burdens on the
people and its track record of corruption.
The BJP has
been the beneficiary of the strong anti-Congress mood of the people in
these states, except Delhi where the Aam Admi Party has emerged as a
credible alternative to the Congress.
In Rajasthan, the
people’s determination to get rid of the Congress government has led to a
sweep for the BJP. This has adversely affected the prospects of the
CPI(M). It has led to a disappointing result with the Party losing its
three sitting seats.
