A public rift widened within the INDIA opposition bloc after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticized remarks by Rahul Gandhi that allies said undermined left governance.
The dispute followed speeches in which Gandhi referenced regional leaders in ways CPI(M) officials interpreted as equating their record with Bharatiya Janata Party attacks.
Congress spokespeople urged discipline within the alliance, while left publications demanded retractions to prevent electoral bleed in Kerala.
The friction highlights ideological tensions between secular central parties and strong regional communist units competing for the same anti-BJP voter base.
Bloc conveners have not scheduled an emergency reconciliation meeting, leaving state-level partners to manage fallout in local media cycles.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/india-bloc-rift-cpim-pinarayi-vijayan-rahul-gandhi-shiva-speech-congress-bjp-10738238/