Meanwhile, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which leads the ruling coalition in Jharkhand, said such a decision by the CPI state unit raises questions over discipline within the party.
Ranchi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday parted ways with the opposition bloc I.N.D.IA., announcing that it will contest in eight of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections.
The CPI has no representation in the Lower House of Parliament from Jharkhand.
“We have decided to contest the Lok Sabha polls on our own,” CPI state secretary Mahendra Pathak told
“The BJP has announced its candidates, but the Congress and the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ have not yet held any talks on seat-sharing. So, we have decided to go solo,” he said.
The decision was taken at the party’s state executive committee meeting here, he said.