Dipankar Bhattacharya. | Photo Credit: Shrabana Chatterjee There is only one kind of Left in Bengal — the oppositional Left; there, is no Left in power and that is why broader Left unity is crucial to find our way back to the West Bengal Assembly, says Dipankar Bhattacharya, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary, speaking on the party’s first-ever electoral alliance with the Left Front in Bengal. Edited excerpts. Published – April 23, 2026 09:01 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Two govt. land parcels secured by HYDRAA Congress, UDF to move High Court against Perambra, Koyilandy returning officers