Overview

• The outgoing National Council approved an exemption to the age rule, clearing the way for Raja’s continuation as general secretary at the 25th Party Congress in Chandigarh.
• Kerala and other units publicly objected to the relaxation, with delegates registering protests on the Congress floor before the final selections.
• The CPI announced a new 11-member national secretariat and a 31-member executive committee, with party officials saying all top bodies were elected unanimously.
• Delegates adopted resolutions urging restoration of trade with Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah route, release of prisoners who have completed sentences, and a sharper ideological push against the BJP-RSS.
• The party signaled its campaign priorities by pledging to work for Left and secular victories in upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, and to back the Left front in Kerala.