"Lalit" means "struggle" in Mauritian Creole. The party, which started as a tendency inside the Mauritian Militant Movement, split from it in 1981, when the MMM announced that it was embarking on a policy of "New Social Consensus", seen by Lalit as a policy of collaboration with the capital.
"Lalit" means "struggle" in Mauritian Creole. The party, which originated as a faction within the Mauritian Militant Movement, split from it in 1981 when the MMM announced its intention to pursue a policy of "New Social Consensus", which Lalit perceived as a strategy of collaboration with the government.