India without Communist governments: Kerala assembly election defeat of LDF marks history. Here is why
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is set to lose power in Kerala's assembly election, marking the first time since 1977 that no Indian state has a communist or Left-wing government. The Congress-led United Democratic Front is poised to form the government in the south Indian state.
Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), is likely to lose power as the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) crossed the halfway mark in the assembly election's official trends. This marks the first time since 1977 that no Indian state has a communist or Left-wing government. The CPI-M has been a significant force in Indian politics, particularly at the state level, with strongholds in Kerala, West Bengal, and Tripura. In Kerala, the LDF government, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, was re-elected in 2021 for a second straight term, a first in the state's history. The CPI-M's national influence peaked between 2004-2008 when it supported the United Progressive Alliance government. The party's decline in state-level strongholds may indicate a diminishing role for communist-led governments in India.
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