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Prakash Karat is the General Secretary of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)
Reacting to the worst ever performance by the CPI (M) in the 2009 Indian Parliamentary Elections, Somnath Chatterjee said Karat should consider quitting taking responsibility of his partys no-show in the elections.
Opposition parties want paid news to be declared electoral malpractice
All opposition parties on Saturday favoured amendments to the Representation of the People Act to declare paid news as an electoral malpractice. ANI
President Patil to open ECI Diamond Jubilee celebrations today
President Pratibha Patil will on Monday inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Vigyan Bhawan here to honor the institution that has endeavored to keep lucidity in the election process of the country. ANI
West Bengal govt. announces three-day State mourning
West Bengal Government on Sunday evening announced a three-day state mourning in respect of former Chief Minister and Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu who died in the morning here. ANI
Profile of Jyoti Basu
Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu was born on July 8, 1914 as Jyoti Kiran Basu into an upper middle-class Bengali family in Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta). ANI
Manmohan Singh to visit critically ill Jyoti Basu
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to visit the AMRI hospital in Salt Lake to see CPM leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, whose health condition is still reported to be critical. ANI
CPM blames UPA Govt for inflation
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat, said here on Monday that controlling the price line is the responsibility of the Union Government instead of the state governments. ANI
Karat flays central government on price rise issue
CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat has said the Central Government has failed to curb the price hike of essential commodities because of its wrong policies. ANI
Karat asks Centre to withdraw sugarcane ordinance
CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday asked the Union Government to withdraw the new ordinance, which requires the State Government to bear the expenses if it fixes sugarcane prices lower than that advised by the centre. ANI
Left parties to oppose governments decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in PSUs
The Left parties today decided to oppose the Union Governments decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in all profitable public sector units. ANI
Karat faces catch-22 situation over West Bengal Govt.-Maoists swap deal
Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is trying to put up a brave face claiming to teach Maoists a lesson, CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat was in a flux on Sunday to react on the State Governments recent swap deal with the Maoists. ANI
CPI-M forms a 500-kilometre long human chain against ASEAN pact
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc on Friday. ANI
Leaders across political spectrum condole Andhra CMs tragic death
The tragic death of Andhara Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy and others on Thursday left the leaders of all political parties of the country shocked and grief-stricken. ANI
Karat slams UPA for focusing on US, ignoring the common man
CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday said the UPA Government is moving closer to the United States, and forgetting its electoral promises made to the common man. ANI
CPI (M) politburo to discuss, resolve disunity in Kerala unit next week
The Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) will meet here next week to deliberate on the disunity within the partys Kerala unit. ANI
Prakash Karat says people voted back Congress for a stable government
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has said the Congress party won the recently held general elections as a result of peoples concern for a stable and secular government. ANI
CPI(M): Withdrawal of support from UPA on nuke deal was right
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday said that that its decision to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance government on the nuclear deal issue last year was a correct decision. ANI
Centre bans CPI (Maoist)
The Union Government has decided to ban the Communist Party of India (Maoist), calling it as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act 1967. ANI
CPI-M tells Buddhadev Bhattacharjee to continue as West Bengal CM
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has told West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee to continue in office, hours after he offered to resign owning moral responsibility for the partys electoral defeat in the state after 34 years of continuous rule. ANI
CPI (M) Politburo begins discussions on poll debacle
The CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday began to discuss the poll debacle. ANI
Congress troika ensures sensational victory for UPA in 2009 polls
Saturday was a remarkable day in Indian politics, as the much anticipated counting of votes cast during the five-phased general elections held in the months of April and May, threw up a sensational result for the incumbent Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ANI
Country voted for Congress : CPI-M
The CPI-M, shocked and disappointed by the poll results, accepted its defeat on Saturday admitting that the people of the country had voted for the Congress. ANI
Karat invites Jayalalithaa for Third Front meeting
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat called All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Chief Jayalalithaa on Friday. ANI
CPI(M) rules out Somnaths return to party fold
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) dashed the hopes of expelled Communist leader Somnath Chatterjee return into the party fold on Thursday by saying the reason for which he was expelled still exists. ANI
No NDA Government at any cost, says Karat
CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat has said the Lefts post-poll strategy would centre around preventing the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance from coming to power. ANI
Karat says Third Front, BSP leaders to meet on May 18
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Wednesday that leaders of the Left and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would meet on May 18 to discuss the possibility of forming an alternative secular government. ANI
Communist leaders speak different voices on government formation
As the fifth and last phase of the parliamentary elections is round the corner, the Communist leaders are giving different indications over government formation at the Centre. ANI
CPI(M) indicates shift in its anti-Congress stand
The CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday indicated a remarkable shift in his partys anti-Congress stand when he said, after May 16 we will think about the possibility of supporting the Congress. ANI
Congress, BJP will be defeated by secular alternative: Karat
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat met Biju Janata Dal leader and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Friday for discussions on forming a credible secular alternative to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. ANI
Communists rule out post-poll tie-up with Congress
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has ruled any tie up with the Congress post-polls. ANI
A RAW agent will be caught in Pakistan tomorrow!
It is as certain to happen as Bilawal Bhutto will one day become Prime Minister, as certain as some Indian politician will accuse a Pakistani agent of tampering with EVM machines, as certain as match fixing, as certain as Prakash Karat finally supporting the Congress Party. ANI
Karat for non-Congress secular government, Patnaik not to back UPA,NDA
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has ruled out the possibility of forming a post-poll alliance with the with the Congress party. ANI
Tripura witnesses dull campaigning on last day
Elections for two Lok Sabha seats scheduled on April 23, Tripura witnessed a very dull last day of campaigning. ANI
Heated exchange between political parties ahead of polls
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lauded Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for his deft handling of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks and his diplomatic skills in preventing the situation in the aftermath of the attacks from worsening. ANI
Advani skips PMs farewell dinner for Chatterjee
Leader of Opposition L K Advani skipped a farewell dinner for former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday evening. ANI
Karat says Pawar may join Third Front after elections
CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Friday that NCP chief Sharad Pawar may join the Third Front after the elections, as the logic would lead him towards this option. ANI
Congress worried about Left initiating a third front, says Karat
Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday said that the Congress is worried about Communists initiating the formation of a Third Front. ANI
Campaigning tempo picks up as countdown for parliamentary polls begin
Hectic campaigning by candidates and leaders of various political parties was witnessed in different parts of the country. ANI
AIADMK, CPM reach seat sharing agreement
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on Monday arrived at a seat sharing agreement, according to which the latter would contest the Madurai, Kaniyakumari and Coimbatore seats in the upcoming elections. ANI
Prakash Karat meets Jayalalithaa
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat met All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J Jayalalithaa at her residence here on Monday. ANI
Left Front leaders assure credit for India being able to weather economic meltdown
Left Front leaders have said that India averted economic meltdown as a result of the Communists applying brakes on the liberalization policies and reforms initiated by the Congress party-led ruling coalition. ANI
Sangma meets Advani, Karat over Presidents rule in Meghalaya
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P A Sangma on Friday met BJP senior leader L K Advani and discussed recent political developments in Meghalaya after the imposition of Presidents rule in the state. ANI
Third Front can seek Congress support to form government: Karat
Nothing remains constant in politics and equation keeps changing, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat described his relationship with Manmohan Singh as a political one, not a personal one, and said the decision to not allow Jyoti Basu to become Prime Minister was not a historic blunder. ANI
No chance to join Third Front: Amar Singh
Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh on Monday said that there was no hope for his party joining the Third Front with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leader Prakash Karat at its helm. ANI
CPI-M assures review of 123 Agreement
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has emphasised on the review and re-working of the 123 Agreement with the US for civil nuclear cooperation in its election manifesto released today. ANI
No secular government possible without Congress: Amar Singh
Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Sunday said there is no alternative to the Sonia Gandhi-led Congress if anyone, irrespective of party, wants to form a secular government at the Centre. ANI
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