New Delhi, April 2 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA Baby, in an interview with HT, expressed confidence that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) would win the upcoming Kerala assembly polls, claimed Congress's economic policies paved way for BJP's growth and spoke about the Left's continued struggle against the Sangh Parivar.

For the first time since 1977, is the CPI(M) on the brink of having no state governments?

In reality, for the first time since 1977, the CPI(M) is on the brink of having a CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala consecutively for a third term. The Pinarayi government has eradicated absolute poverty statewide-the only one to do so. Our welfare measures and top human development rankings are even ac...