Is non-Congressism relevant today? Can it be applied against Left Front in today's West Bengal?
Non-Congressism was a strategy given by socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia. Opposition parties realised that division of their votes kept Congress in power, so parties with different programmes and ideologies came together to form anti-Congress fronts. The theoretical argument was that Congress rule was undemocratic and opposed to the interests of ordinary poor people.
The provided context discusses non-Congressism in the historical context of 1967 elections and does not provide information about its relevance today or its application against the Left Front in West Bengal.
Explanation
The textbook context explains non-Congressism as a specific electoral strategy of the 1960s where disparate opposition parties united against Congress. The context is limited to historical information about 1967 elections and does not discuss contemporary politics or West Bengal's Left Front. Therefore, based solely on the provided context, we cannot determine its current relevance or application.