THE 23rd Odisha State Conference of the CPI(M) was held from December 16-18, 2024, at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, with the clarion call to build a strong CPI(M), strengthen Left unity, and unite Left and democratic parties/forces to counter the onslaught of the communal-corporate nexus and save the Constitution.On the first day of the conference, thousands of people from diverse sections of society –workers, peasants, agricultural workers, women, youth, students, tribals, and dalits – gathered from across the state, and marched in a rally covering 5 kilometres which culminated at Barabati Ki