A.K. Balan, a CPI(M) central committee member and former State Minister, has supported the claim made by LDF Independent candidate P. Sarin that UDF candidate Shafi Parambil received some LDF votes in the 2021 Assembly election. Balan stated that Sarin’s allegation was valid, as the LDF typically receives neutral votes, which went to the UDF…
Former Congress leader P. Sarin is potentially in the running to become the Left Democratic Front candidate in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll in Kerala. The CPI(M) district secretary has proposed his name, with the party looking to attract disgruntled Congress voters to the LDF fold. Despite Sarin’s past opposition to the CPI(M), the party sees…
Congress leadership is facing internal turmoil as KPCC’s digital convenor disavowed the candidature of Youth Congress president for an Assembly by-election in Palakkad. This has caused a rift within the party, with some fearing disciplinary action against the dissident while others are trying to find common ground. The opposition leader has criticized the parochialism displayed…