Kerala: Vijayan’s manoeuvres, past handshakes and partnerships

His compulsions are apparent. The state wants cash and the chief minister is ready to know at any straws he can discover, together with the Modi regime, to get investments flowing into the state. By making it kosher to do enterprise with the BJP, the Vijayan authorities has signalled that pragmatism have to be prioritised.

It overturns the “line” laid down by Karat that “the Left’s various politics of insurance policies to be projected as a rallying level for the combat towards varied insurance policies of the Modi authorities”. In doing so, it has made the BJP a accomplice in Kerala’s growth which the occasion hopes to take advantage of to the fullest to get re-elected to the state meeting. The price of this manoeuvre might be borne by the Congress in 2026, it hopes.

The BJP is clearly keen to facilitate this. It might additionally price the CPI(M) by way of votes within the 2026 election. So, how will the CPI(M) rank and file and its core voters, discovering it troublesome to digest Vijayan’s new recreation, specific their alternative?

In Kerala’s aggressive and bipolar politics, the selection till now has all the time been between the Congress-led UDF and the CPI(M)-led LDF. The appearance of a 3rd occasion might create the house for disgruntled voters from each fronts to hunt an alternate. How Vijayan handles the issue, albeit of his personal creation, might be revealed in 2026 and it’ll have long-term penalties for politics in Kerala.