Sitaram Yechury, Prakash Karat may clash over BJP line

The central committee would discuss and vote on the two drafts - one backed by Yechury and the other by Karat

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is headed for yet another showdown between party chief Sitaram Yechury and former party chief Prakash Karat at the party’s three-day central committee meeting, starting on October 14.

The bone of contention is whether the CPI(M) should be a part of the Congress-led national alliance to fight against the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. 

On Monday, the CPI(M) Politburo met here to forward to the central committee two conflicting drafts, or outlines, of its future political tactics.

The central committee would discuss and vote on the two drafts — one backed by Yechury and the