# Gangster State: The Rise and Fall of the CPI(M) in West Bengal

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- Authors: [Sourjya Bhowmick](https://www.bookquiver.com/sourjya-bhowmick)
- Publisher: pan_macmillan_india
- ISBN: 978-81-9497-077-4
- Pages: 360
- Published: 2021-07-23
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

After reigning supreme in West Bengal for thirty-four years, how did the Communist Party of India (Marxist) end up on the fringes of the political arena?