CPI(M) identifying constituencies

HYDERABAD: After formalising its tie-up with the Communist Party of India and the Telugu Desam, the CPI (Marxist) has commenced the exercise for identifying the constituencies from where it will field candidates in next elections.The two-day meeting of CPI(M) State committee which commenced here on Saturday wanted the district leaders to furnish the list of the constituencies where the party had considerable presence. Once the list was prepared, the leaders would discuss it with the CPI and the TDP before making public the constituencies from where the candidates would be fielded. State secretary B.V. Raghavulu, who presented a report on the political situation in the State, told reporters that the party had gained significant presence in several constituencies following the agitations it launched over the past four years. However, a final decision on number of seats would be taken once there was clarity on whether it would be a three or four-party alliance.Earlier, CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat, who chaired the State committee meeting, explained to the participants the efforts launched for the formation of an alternative at the national level in association with the CPI.