Lucknow, April 7 -- Over the past three decades, the Communist parties in Uttar Pradesh have experienced a gradual decline, akin to political exile, as the landscape of the state has shifted towards saffron dominance.
Once boasting strongholds in revered religious cities like Ayodhya and Kashi, which provided a political impetus and 'seed politico capital' to the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Communists now find themselves relegated to the sidelines of the political landscape.
In their heydays, Communist flags flew high even in religious centres such as Ayodhya and Kashi, with notable victories that of Satya Narayan Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 1967 and Mitrasen Yadav from Ayodhya.
The mov...