The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on December 10 issued a statement saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in three State Assemblies underlines the need for “secular democratic forces to redouble their efforts”.
The statement credited the ruling party’s “control over large sections of media”, its “massive money power” and “cynical use of caste divisions” for its victory in the Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.