03-16-2011, 07:12 PM
Today, it was learnt that the state secretariat of the party had chosen home minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to lead the campaign. The state secretariat meeting of the party was attended by CPM general secretary Prakash Karat and politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai.
The decision is considered a huge blow to the VS camp in the party, which had been at loggerheads with the 'official' faction in the party identified with Pinarayi Vijayan. Political observers say the decision to drop the chief minister may have been taken on the assessment that a repeat of cadres hitting the roads in support of Achuthanandan, as had happened in 2006, was unlikely at this juncture. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news...719582.cms
The decision is considered a huge blow to the VS camp in the party, which had been at loggerheads with the 'official' faction in the party identified with Pinarayi Vijayan. Political observers say the decision to drop the chief minister may have been taken on the assessment that a repeat of cadres hitting the roads in support of Achuthanandan, as had happened in 2006, was unlikely at this juncture. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news...719582.cms