The top leadership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) begins its 2-day Politburo meet today. With the agenda of chalking out strategy to revamp the party... and crucially finalizing its stand for the upcoming presidential elections. The CPM, along with three other Left parties, has about 5% of the votes, crucial enough to decide the contest. CPM leaders have said the Communists are for a consensus candidate and are not likely to oppose either finance minister Pranab Mukherjee or Ansari if their names were proposed by the Congress and its allies. Even while saying that it would consult other secular parties first.

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