Manipur violence, with Christians seen at the receiving end, sympathy for the late Cong veteran Oommen Chandy go against BJP; its efforts to woo Hindus over Lord Ganesha row may have also helped Cong instead
Left was counting on wooing Christian groups, control over most of the local panchayats, a high-decibel campaign led by the CM himself, absence of the late Oommen Chandy and local face as candidate
BJP wins 3 of the 7 Assembly seats, 1 of them wrested from Oppn; INDIA parties win 4, 1 taken from BJP. Biggest win for INDIA in UP's Ghosi, Cong posts a spectacular Puthuppally result
The bye-election was necessitated due to the death of former chief minister Oommen Chandy, who represented the Puthuppally seat uninterrupted since 1970 until his death | Latest News India