At least the old guard Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Jyothi Basu were pragmatic. They had polcies based in pragmatism. This is unlike Prakash Karat. He not only prevented Jyothi Basu as the first Left PM but now determined to ensure the Left into the path of oblivion.
From 59 MPs, if elections are held today, they will be hard-pressed to even retain one-third of these. Then a year from now, they will lose both Kerala and West Bengal.
