Sorting out the mess in the CPM's Kerala unit is the only agenda of the two-day meet of the party's top leaders in New Delhi. The meeting begins on Saturday.
The party paid a heavy price in the Lok Sabha elections because of disunity and the open turf war between Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and the party's Kerala chief Pinarayi Vijayan.
Following an order by Kerala Governor R S Gavai, Vijayan was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the SNC Lavalin case in which he is accused of corruption charges and it is a bone of contention between him and his rival in party, especially Achutanandan.
The CPM has described the infighting in the Kerala unit as a serious matter. It was forced to suspend both leaders two years ago when they indulged in a public spat, but withdrew the suspensions after a few months.
The state CPM has already been divided on the issue, with one faction supporting Vijayan and the other headed by Chief Minister Achuthanandan opposing him.
