CPI’s five-day state conference from today

CPI general secretary D Raja will inaugurate the party's 25th state conference in Patna, where strategies for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections will be discussed. The conference, preceding the national convention in Chandigarh, will assess the political landscape and address seat-sharing within the Grand Alliance.

Patna: CPI general secretary D Raja will inaugurate the five-day 25th state conference of the party on Monday. He will also address the open session of the conference on the same day.CPI national secretary and former MP Nagendra Nath Ojha said the conference comes at a crucial time as the party’s national convention is scheduled in Chandigarh from Sept 21 to 25. The national meet will outline the party’s assessment of both the international and national political situation and deliberate on strategies for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections in Oct-Nov.“Accordingly, such matters would also be discussed at the state conference of the Bihar CPI,” Ojha said. He was accompanied by the party’s state secretary Ram Naresh Pandey and other senior functionaries, including Janaki Paswan and Karyanand Paswan, chairman of the reception committee for the state conference.Pandey added that issues related to the Bihar assembly elections and seat-sharing among the Grand Alliance partners will also be addressed.“The CPI has staked claim on 24 assembly seats. The party has been making preparations in these constituencies and also across the remaining 219 assembly constituencies to assist and strengthen the grand alliance,” Pandey said

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Abhay Singh

Having done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazaribagh (now in Jharkhand), graduated in history from Patna College. Started as a freelance journalist for Free Press Journal (Mumbai) from Patna, and then joined The Times of India, Patna, as a staff reporter, got promoted to senior reporter, and later, briefly functioned as news editor. In reporting, initially covered districts like Darbhanga and Bhagalpur on events and various aspects, and then from Patna, have covered state politics, political parties, elections, state assembly, government, cabinet, departments like finance, irrigation and a few others, also CM, occasionally PM's tours, and social issues. Have written two books -- first, Bihar in Messianic Times, second, The First Address, on the Governor House (Bihar), commissioned by the Response (Advertisement) wing of The Times Of India, Patna.

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