KANNUR: The 23rd party congress has approved the CPM's political resolution that there will be no political alliance with the Congress at the national level. The political resolution also stated that regional alliances in each region can be decided in due course. The party congress voted on the political resolution. Four people voted against the resolution.

The CPM party congress discussed the proposal for a broad coalition at the national level for two days. It was argued in the party congress that such a collective should be based on policy. At the last party congress, the West Bengal faction was adamant about a political alliance with the Congress. Many state units that were with Bengal argued this time that the alliance was a failure.