CPI(M) reshuffles Ernakulam district committee after election setbacks
The CPI(M) has reconstituted its Ernakulam district committee, inducting six members and adding a senior leader to the district secretariat. The party’s extended meeting reviewed weaknesses after the 2026 Assembly elections and called for stronger work among fisherfolk, farmers and residents of a housing complex protesting alleged poor conditions.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has reconstituted its Ernakulam district committee after an extended meeting reviewed the party’s setbacks in the 2026 Assembly elections. Five invitees were elected to the committee at the conclusion of the two-day meeting in Kochi. They were Nikhil Babu, secretary of the Democratic Youth Federation of India’s district unit; DYFI district president Bibin Varghese; Mahila Association district secretary M.B.
Shiny; Mahila Association district president Beena Baburaj; and former NGO Union State leader P.H.M. Ismail. K.P.
Rejish, the Angamaly area secretary, was also inducted into the district committee. P.A. Peter, a senior district leader, filled the sole vacancy in the district secretariat, according to district secretary S.
Sathish. The meeting discussed a detailed organisational report on the party’s weaknesses and challenges. Sathish said the CPI(M) would strengthen its work in the district’s coastal and agricultural sectors by addressing problems faced by fisherfolk and farmers.
He also said the party supported residents of the P&T Apartment Complex, who are conducting an indefinite protest over what they describe as deplorable living conditions. Sathish said the government should take measures to resolve the residents’ problems and order an inquiry into alleged structural deficiencies in the complex. The supplied report does not specify the government’s response or the nature of the alleged defects.
A total of 129 delegates attended the extended meeting. The organisational changes and discussion were presented as part of an effort to identify shortcomings and strengthen the party’s machinery in Ernakulam. The report did not provide details of any changes to the district secretary’s position or other senior leadership roles.
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