Kerala s election discourse operates surreptitiously.
Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes, notes Shyam G Menon.
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In the political arena of Thiruvananthapuram, a significant electoral showdown is brewing as Congress leader Shashi Tharoor prepares to contest against BJP s Rajeev Chandrashekhar. This contest holds immense importance for Tharoor, given its potential to shape his future in electoral politics. Here s all you need to know.
Kummanam in Nemom, P.K. Krishnadas in Kattakada
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its candidates for 10 Assembly seats in the district on Sunday.
Indicating its intention to put up a tough fight in the capital district, the party has fielded a few political heavyweights, including two of its former State presidents in the district. It is yet to announce its candidate in the Kazhakuttam constituency.
The party also announced the candidature of Kerala Kamaraj Congress leader Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan in Kovalam on the day.
While O. Rajagopal, the incumbent legislator in Nemom, will not be in the fray, the party’s former State president and former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan will contest in his place to retain the constituency, the BJP’s first-ever seat in the State. Despite registering no victories in a series of electoral battles (the latest being the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 when he contested from the Thiruvananthapuram Parliament constituency),