The punishing Assembly by-election in Thrikkakara seemed to have cast a long shadow on the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretariat meeting here on Friday.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan are attending the close door conference where the poor showing of the party in Thrikkakkara is likely to top the agenda.