The Left faces a deeper political challenge as electoral setbacks, internal tensions and shrinking influence converge There was a time when the Left’s political footprint stretched from West Bengal to Tripura and Kerala. Its influence travelled further still, through trade unions, university campuses, farmers’ movements and a cadre network that kept the red flag visible…

Gorakhpur was among the worst-affected areas, with continuous rainfall inundating several parts of the city. NEW DELHI: BJP‘s Gorakhpur corporator Vishwajeet Tripathi had a heated verbal exchange with party colleague Ravi Kishan after he sought the administration’s accountability over knee-deep waterlogging in Gorakhpur, which Kishan represents in the Lok Sabha.When Tripathi confronted the Lok Sabha…