AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, May 23 (TIWN): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday after Election result out, holding a press conference, has delivered the message from the Polit Bureau to the nation.

“The Indian electorate has given a decisive verdict in favour of the BJP and its allies.The CPI(M) has suffered a severe setback in these elections. We shall introspect the reasons for this and draw proper lessons for the future”, said Sitaram Yechury while delivering the message from the Polit Bureau.

“The CPI(M) thanks all those people who have voted for its candidates. The PB salutes all those who worked in carrying forward the CPI(M)’s message in these elections to the people.There are very big challenges ahead regarding the defence of our secular democratic Republic, the institutions of Constitutional authority, people’s rights and livelihood issues”, Yechury added.

“The Polit Bureau calls upon the people to safeguard harmony and to unitedly come forward to meet these challenges in the future”, the statement said.