Now, CPM central committee to look into Kerala infighting

The CPM Politburo got down to serious work at the beginning of the party's two-day meet on Saturday -- to settle the open turf war between Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and party's Kerala chief Pinarayi Vijayan.

Now, the CPM has called a special meeting of the Central Committee -- the party's highest executive body on July 11 and 12 to take a final decision of reining in infighting in the party's Kerala unit. This was decided at a meeting of the Politburo on Sunday.

Sources have told NDTV that no decision has been taken on the issue and Politburo will again be meeting on July 11.

Both Achutanandan and Vijayan -- the bitter rivals -- were attending the meeting.

Both have been involved in a long-standing dispute over the 10-year-old SNC Lavalin case in which Vijayan is accused of corruption.

CPM leaders have been completely silent on what's being discussed inside the Politburo, but outside several possibilities were being discussed to resolve the Kerala crisis.

• Both Achuthanandan and Vijayan continue in their respective positions after being reprimanded
• Achuthanandan and Vijayan make way for younger leadership
• Vijayan volunteers to step down as CPM state secretary while Achuthanandan continues as Chief Minister but faces disciplinary action like suspension from the Politburo

Sources say the party is trying to work out a compromise and it will issue a statement on its final decision on Sunday.