KOLLAM: A fierce electoral battle is anticipated in the Kollam Lok Sabha seat in South Kerala between the sitting MP and Congress-led UDF candidate N .
As the heat of summer intensifies, the battle for Kerala s Kollam Lok Sabha seat heats up between incumbent RSP leader N K Premachandran, LDF s M Mukesh, and BJP s G Krishnakumar. Mukesh, a film-star-turned-politician, connects well with voters, while Premachandran emphasizes secularism and denies rumors of switching parties. BJP enters the fray with Krishnakumar, aiming to tap into the constituency s Hindu majority and fishermen community.
With RSP's Premachandran the only INDIA MP present at the lunch, CPI(M) claims lunch exposes Cong-BJP "nexus"; Premachandran accuses CPI(M) of making wild allegations with eye on Muslim vote
A day after he was criticised by the ruling CPI(M) for having lunch with PM Modi, UDF MP NK Premachandran on Sunday received support from the Congress leadership in Kerala who made it clear that there was nothing wrong in accepting the invitation.