Assembly poll 2026: CPI(M) commences post-poll debacle stock-taking exercise as it realises there is no magic bullet

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has reportedly commenced an intra-party exercise to examine, reportedly with a fine-tooth comb, the granular-level reasons for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) political bloodbath in the 2026 Assembly elections, as realisation seemed to dawn on the leadership that there is no magic bullet for resolving the issues that led to the historic defeat.