Introduction0.1 The period since the 23rd Congress was marked by a growing conflict between the forces of the Hindutva-corporate regime, represented by the Modi government and the secular-democratic forces who were opposed to it. The push to impose a reactionary Hindutva agenda and the authoritarian drive to suppress the opposition and democracy displays neo-fascist characteristics. The CPI(M) and the Left parties consistently opposed the communal-corporate policies of the central government.