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What is the Left party in India?
Communist Party of India | |
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Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Political position | Left-wing |
International affiliation | IMCWP |
Colours | Red |
Which party is ruling in West Bengal at present?
AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress (abbr. TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West Bengal. The party is led by Mamata Banerjee, the current Chief Minister of West Bengal, who has led the state since 2011. It is currently the fifth-largest party in the Lok Sabha with 21 seats.
Who started BJP in India?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Lal Krishna Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party/Founders
What are the major political parties in West Bengal?
Politics in West Bengal is dominated by the following major political parties: the Trinamool Congress ,the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) . In 1977 the Left Front won the state assembly elections, and the state was ruled by communists and other left groups till 2011.
What did the Left Front do in West Bengal?
The Left Front began a land reform program, handing plots to over a million small farmers. It established self-governing village councils called panchayats, a system adopted across India. The economic record of West Bengal under the Left Front, however, was not exactly glorious.
What happened to West Bengal’s last bastion?
The last bastion just crumbled. The CPI (M)-led Left Front came to power in 1977 under the charismatic leadership of Jyoti Basu. Since then, the party has been synonymous to West Bengal politics, with people having given it massive mandates for successive terms.
Is left facing worst crisis in 33 years of rule in Bengal?
The CPM-led Left Front Government that has been ruling West Bengal undefeated since 1977 is facing the worst crisis in its 33 years of hegemonic rule. Friday the 13 proved unlucky for the Left. And lucky for a woman who formed her own party 13 years ago with the one-point agenda to rid Bengal of Left rule.