In the recently concluded LS elections, the Left parties increased their numbers in Lok Sabha to eight, from five in the 17th Lok Sabha.
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. (X)
CPI(M) is not happy with its performance in the Lok Sabha polls despite a marginal increase in the number of seats and it will do a serious introspection, party leader Sitaram Yechury said. About BJP’s entry into Kerala, Yechury said the Left’s vote share is intact, but some of the votes of the Congress-led UDF shifted towards the saffron party.