Assembly Elections 2026: The history of Left-wing politics in India is long and tumultuous. It takes us back to July-August 1959 in Delhi. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi and her husband Feroze Gandhi were having breakfast. Nehru looked a little worried, and tension was visible on Feroze’s face. Indira, then Congress president, seemed angry. Pointing at Indira, Feroze said, “This is completely wrong. You are scaring people. You are being fascist.” Indira snapped back immediately, “You are calling me fascist. I will not tolerate this,” and stormed out of the room. The discussion that morning was about...