Left Parties Continue to Stay Away From TVK Front, Pick Solo Fight Route for Tamil Nadu Bypolls
The Left parties will fight one Assembly segment each after rejecting any electoral alliance, with CPI contesting Dharapuram and CPI(M) Maduranthakam.
- On Sunday, the CPI and CPI announced they will contest the October 6 bypolls in Tamil Nadu separately, declining to join the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam electoral front.
- Despite providing outside support to the TVK-led government to "avert fascist forces," the Left parties have maintained their policy of avoiding electoral alliances since the 2026 Assembly elections.
- The CPI will contest from Dharapuram, while the CPI will field a candidate in Maduranthakam, according to CPI State Secretary M. Veerapandian.
- Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Veerapandian characterized the October 6 byelections as "imposed," clarifying that the CPI and CPI are coordinating their independent electoral efforts.
- The broader Left parties, including the CPI , maintain governance support while distancing themselves from the ruling TVK's electoral front in the upcoming bypolls.
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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. CPI(M) State Secretary Shanmugam on Sunday said that CPI(M), CPI and Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) have decided to contest the upcoming by-elections to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies separately as Left parties. India News | CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) to Contest Madurantakam, Dharapuram Bypolls Separately: CPI(M) State Secretary Shanmugam .
Left parties to fight Tamil Nadu bypoll separately from TVK front
The CPI and CPI(M) have announced they will contest one Assembly segment each in the upcoming Tamil Nadu bypolls, while continuing their outside support for the ruling TVK. This decision creates a five-cornered contest and highlights the Left parties' independent stance, aimed at preventing indirect BJP influence and addressing public issues.
Tamil Nadu bypolls: Left parties stay away from TVK front, pick solo fight route - The Tribune
The CPI and CPI(M), which provide outside support to the ruling TVK, on Sunday announced that they will contest one Assembly segment each in the bypolls to be held next month in Tamil Nadu.
CPI state secretary M. Veerapandian said the CPI has decided to contest the by-election in alliance with the CPI-M. The CPI will contest in Dharapuram. Marxist Party state secretary M. Shanmugam said in Tiruchirappalli that the decision to contest the by-election was made at the party's state committee meeting.
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