India’s Communist State
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Aug 28, 2026 17:00
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For 34 years, one Indian state did what seemed impossible: it kept electing a Marxist communist government through free, democratic elections. From 1977 to 2011, West Bengal was home to the world’s longest-serving democratically elected communist regime. Led by the Left Front and figures like Jyoti Basu, the state bypassed armed revolution in favor of land reform, local councils, and ballot-box dominance. But how did a Marxist coalition survive inside India's constitutional democracy, and what finally brought its sudden, devastating collapse?
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