CPI-M releases list of six more LS candidates

CPI(M) today released a list of six more candidates for LokSabha polls in Bihar, Maharashtra and Punjab, taking the total number of its nominees to 94.

 The party would contest four seats -- Ujiarpur, Darbhanga, West Champaran and Khagaria -- in Bihar. It also announced one more name each in Maharashtra and Punjab, taking the totalnumber of its candidates to four and three in the two statesrespectively.

In Bihar, Ramdeo Verma would contest from Ujiarpur, Hriday Narayan Yadav from Darbhanga, Prabhuraj Narayan Rao from West Champaran and Jagadish Chandra Basu from Khagaria.

Com. D B Naik

In Maharashtra, CPI(M) has fielded D B Naik, a KisanSabha activist, from Hingoli, besides contesting from Palghar (ST),Thane, Dindori(ST) and Nashik, the names for which weredeclared earlier.

The  party has put up educationist Joginder  Singh Aulakh from Sangrur. It is also contesting the LokSabha seats of Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib.

CPIM and CPI to contest 9 Seats each in Tamilnadu

CPI(M) and the CPI on Friday announced they would contest nine seats each in the  2014 Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 24th in Tamil Nadu and decided against supporting the AIADMK, the BJP, the DMK and the Congress in the remaining 22 seats.

The CPI(M) would contest from Coimbatore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Chennai North, Dindigul, Trichy, Virudhunagar, Villupuram and Thanjavur constituencies.

CPI state Secretary D. Pandian and CPI (M) State Secretary G. Ramakrishnan told the press in Chennai after both the parties identified the seats. Senior CPI Leader Com. A Nallakannu and CPIM CC Member T K Rangarajan were also present during the press conference.

The CPI would contest from Tenkasi, Nagapattinam, Puducherry, Tiruppur, Sivaganga, Dharmapuri, Cuddalore, Tiruvallur and Tuticorin constituencies, they said.

Replying to a query, Mr. Pandian and Mr. Ramakrishnan said the Left parties would consider supporting other parties, including AAP, whoever approached them. While the CPI(M) would release its candidates list on March 16, the CPI would release its list the following day, they said. Both the parties would be expanding their presence in this election contesting together 18 seats as against three each in 2009. The CPI and the CPI(M), which had fought the last election in alliance with the AIADMK, won one seat each.

Left Parties to contest alone in Tamil Nadu for the Loksabha elections

 

CPI and the CPI (M)  on Thursday 5th March, jointly announcing their decision to contest together, putting an end to the speculation that they could switch over to the DMK camp. “We could not make any progress in the seat-sharing talks because of the attitude of the AIADMK. Since the AIADMK has launched its campaign in all the 40 seats, we have decided to contest the polls together,” said a statement jointly issued by CPI (M) secretary G. Ramakrishnan and CPI secretary D. Pandian.

 “It is impossible to coexist with the DMK, not just because the party is embroiled in the 2G scam. It was also part of the Congress-led UPA, which pursued an anti-people neo-liberalisation policy. Even after quitting the UPA government, it continued to support many policies, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector,” said a senior CPI (M) leader.

CPIM DECLARES CANDIDATES FROM TRIPURA

Left Front is Tripura announced the name of candidates for the forthcoming loksabha elections. Com. Jitendra Chowdary will be contesting from Tripura East and Com. Sankar prasad Dutta will be contesting from Tripura West. Both are CPIM candidates. The announcement was made after the conclusion of the CPIM State Committe.