But reliable sources confirm that unlike what Zomato's Deepinder Goyal recently first stated-about looking for a chief of staff who would have to pay the company for a year's stint in the job-and later retracted, CPI(M) being far less Das Capitalistic, will actually pay those they hire. And they will pay in money, not in roshogolla boxes and copies of the Communist Manifesto.
The party-now called 'after-party' in some wag circles-is looking to hire in six categories: political analysts, political interns, content writers, graphic designers and digital marketing executives. That sounds more like headhunting by a startup rather than a 60-yr-old sunset industry firm.
It's ostensibly to get 21st century talent before the 2026 Bengal elections. You can see Didi punching in Prashant Kishor's number.