Comrade Bishnu Mohanty, all-India vice-president of CITU, passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on May 9. He was 75. He had been suffering from pneumonia and acute diabetic, and was admitted to the hospital on April 23.

FOLLOWING the Cold War, when the United States, which had emerged as the world’s sole superpower, began facing a challenge from the new economic powerhouse China, it intensified its efforts to destabilise various governments across the globe out of sheer desperation. The current attack launched by the United States, in collaboration with Israel, against Iran is a direct result of America's attempts to preserve its own hegemonic dominance. The US-Israel-Iran conflict is also having a severely adverse impact on the Indian economy.

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met on May 10-11, 2026 in New Delhi. It has issued the following statement.

Assembly Election Results: Assembly elections were held in five states – Assam, Keralam, Puducherry, Tamilnadu and West Bengal in April.

Results of the recently concluded assembly elections point to various churnings in the Indian political landscape. One, the CPI(M)-led LDF’s defeat in Kerala despite historical initiatives in development and welfare calls for serious introspection on our part. Two, BJP’s victory in West Bengal, re-election in Assam and the NDA being elected back to office in Puducherry underlines the consolidation of BJP’s electoral prowess.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 13, 2026