CPI(M) Central Committee authorised its Polit Bureau to formulate the party's strategy on Presidential polls after discussing with other Left and like-minded secular parties.

This was decided at the two-day meeting of the party's Central Committee, which ended in New Delhi on Sunday.

AIR correspondent reports, central committee has authorised the Polit Bureau to formulate its strategy.

The CPI(M) and other Left parties have so far refused to spell out their preference and have been asking the UPA government to come up with a candidate having widest possible acceptance for the Presidential elections.