CPI (ML) releases its first list.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Mar 9 (ANI): The Communist Party of India- Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) on Monday announced its first list of 80 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. CPI-ML General Secretary Deepankar Bhattacharjee said the party has fielded over 60 percent of its candidates from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. "We tried to give 33 percent of seats to women. We have fielded nine women and 20 Scheduled Castes candidates," he added. The party has entered into a seat-sharing arrangement with CPM and CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I in Bihar. However, the party will fight against the CPM-led governments in West Bengal and Kerala where it is fielding seven and two candidates respectively. Bhattacharjee said the party's poll campaign was to target both United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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