CPI(M) state secretary MV Govindan said the party didn't get the expected victory and suffered a heavy defeat: The party's district committees, however, have found reasons that led to the debacle, and they want a course correction.
Pinarayi Vijayan. (X)
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s handling of media, party’s failure in reining in SFI and DYFI, police highhandedness, his stoic silence in critical matters are some of the reasons CPI(M) district committees have pointed out for the organisation’s dismal performance at the Lok Sabha polls. Vijayan’s style of functioning and the corruption case against his daughter came up for scrutiny.