CPI stakes claim on four Cabinet posts
The Hindu
Party is willing to concede the Chief Whip post to coalition partners
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has reportedly staked a claim on four Cabinet portfolios. By one account, the CPI has insisted on retaining Revenue, Agriculture, Forest and Food and Civil Supplies. CPI State secretary Kanam Rajendran had engaged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders in the Cabinet formation talks at the AKG Centre here.More Related News