CPI(M) Begins Three-Day Kerala Post-Poll Review, 307 Delegates to Assess Assembly Defeat

Kozhikode, September 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)

The CPI(M)’s extended Kerala State Committee will begin a three-day meeting in Kozhikode on Sunday to undertake a comprehensive political and organisational review following the party’s major setback in the recent Assembly elections.

CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby will inaugurate the meeting at the AKG Auditorium attached to the party’s district committee office.

The deliberations are expected to examine the political, ideological and organisational factors behind the electoral defeat and identify corrective measures to rebuild the party, strengthen its grassroots network and reconnect with voters.

The leadership is likely to undertake a critical and self-critical assessment of the party’s functioning, including its political messaging, campaign strategy, organisational coordination and understanding of changing public expectations. Improving communication between the leadership, party units and the public is also expected to be a key focus.

As many as 307 delegates will participate in the meeting. Kerala-based Politburo members M.A. Baby, Pinarayi Vijayan, M.V. Govindan and A. Vijayaraghavan will attend, while five other Politburo members — K. Balakrishnan, B.V. Raghavulu, Ashok Dhawale, Viju Krishnan and U. Vasuki — will participate as observers.

Central Committee members from Kerala, State Secretariat and State Committee members, district secretariat members and office-bearers of affiliated organisations will also take part.

The review process this time has differed from the CPI(M)’s conventional approach. Instead of the State Committee first preparing a review and circulating it to lower committees, the party began its assessment at the grassroots level soon after the election results.

The CPI(M) collected views from organisational units at different levels and also sought direct feedback from members of the public to understand the reasons for the defeat and perceptions about the party’s performance.

These responses, internal discussions and guidelines issued by the Central Committee were incorporated into the review report, which was subsequently examined and approved by the State Committee before being circulated among party units for further discussion.

The final report and feedback gathered during this exercise will form the basis of the three-day deliberations in Kozhikode.