Kanhaiya Kumar, who cut his teeth in politics through student activism and ran as a CPI nominee from Bihar in the last general elections, has joined the Congress party. Independent MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani – although he did not take Congress membership officially – has offered his support.
Both Kumar and Mevani are known for their belief in Left politics and have emerged as staunch and independent critics of the BJP and Narendra Modi.
With both of them now in the Congress fold, questions are being asked as to whether the grand old party has now taken a leftward turn. The Wire‘s Arfa Khanum Sherwani discusses these questions with political scientist Apoorvanand.
