As Left faces rout in Kerala, for the first time since 1977, India won’t have a Communist government in any state

As Left faces rout in Kerala, for the first time since 1977, India won’t have a Communist government in any state

Left parties have historically been part of ruling coalitions in states like Tamil Nadu and Bihar. However, their electoral presence has declined, with the CPI(M) losing Kerala to the Congress-led UDF, marking the first absence of a Communist-led state since 1977.