 "CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. Photo: PTI")
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday voted against party chief Sitaram Yechury getting a third Rajya Sabha term, which is set to not only reduce its numbers in the Upper House but debilitate its efforts to play a catalyst of Opposition unity in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
According to sources, in the 91-member Central Committee, over 50 members voted against their party chief getting a third consecutive Rajya Sabha term, while 30-odd supported the move.
The CPI (M)’s Kerala and West Bengal units were split over whether the party
