Sitaram Yechury on Why the Left is Fighting Alone in Bihar

Sitaram Yechury explains why the left parties have decided to go it alone in the assembly elections.

#BiharMobile2015 : Sitaram Yechury explains why the Left is fighting alone in Bihar

Posted by The Quint on Wednesday, October 7, 2015

In a hurried conversation outside the Patna airport, General Secretary of the CPI(M) Sitaram Yechury gave us an explanation for why the left parties have decided to contest alone in the assembly elections.

They are against both the social and economic agenda of the BJP, as well as the “feudal”, “caste-based” politics of the RJD-JD(U) alliance.

But in an election as important as this, wouldn’t it be better for the left to stick to the ‘secular’ alliance? After all, the BJP has a presence in Bihar like never before.

The Prime Minister’s face dominates every hoarding you see outside the Jayaprakash Narayan airport. There is no sign of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav.