The Congress on Friday declared its candidates for the upcoming meeting bypolls in Kerala. The bypolls in Kerala can be held on 5 seats.
The Congress is contesting on 4 seats whereas its second largest ally — the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) — is contesting on one seat. (Representational Image)
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The Congress on Friday declared its candidates for the upcoming meeting bypolls in KeralaThe byelection in Kerala can be held on 5 seats on October 21The Congress is contesting on 4 seats whereas the Indian Union Muslim League is contesting on one seat
The Congress on Friday declared its candidates for the upcoming meeting bypolls in Kerala.
The byelection in Kerala can be held on 5 seats –Vattiyoorkavu, Konni, Alroor, Ernakulam and Manjeswaram — on October 21.
The Congress is contesting on 4 seats whereas its second largest ally — the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) — is contesting on one seat.
On Friday, the Congress declared TJ Vinod as its candidate for the upcoming by-elections to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Ernakulam, Shanimol Usman from Alroor, P Mohanraj from Konni and Okay Mohan Kumar from Vattiyoorkavu.
“The Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the proposal for the candidature of the following persons as party candidates to contest for the ensuing bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala,” an announcement issued by All India Congress Committee (AICC) learn.
Earlier, having misplaced its conventional stronghold of Pala in Kerala within the bypoll this week, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) appeared nervous concerning the remaining 5 Assembly bypolls within the state.
The Congress high brass has gone on document to state that Pala was misplaced due to the infighting within the Kerala Congress-Mani — its third largest ally.
With Kerala Congress-Mani nonetheless a divided home and each former celebration chief Okay M Mani’s son Jose Okay Mani and veteran legislator PJ Joseph vying to grow to be its chairman, the Congress is nervous whether or not the upcoming 5 bypolls would go the Pala method.
(With inputs from IANS)
