Media Eye News Bureau: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out the possibility of the CPI-M aligning with the Congress against BJP. He elaborated, “In CPI-M's fight against the BJP, the party cannot take Congress into its side. Previous experience show that such an alliance will lack credibility and people will not accept it.”

Vijayan's statement comes after CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy asserted that BJP was the ‘prime enemy.’ Reddy stated, “The pro-corporate BJP is following fascist policies and it is essential to go for state-specific electoral tactics to take on the BJP-led front.”

Vijayan further added that, “Congress at present does not uphold the tradition of fighting communalism. This was reflected in the elections in Gujarat and other states.”

He stated, “Both the minorities and proponents of democracy have forsaken Congress. The Left should be able to utilise the possibilities prevailing at present in the Indian politics.”