Despite multiple setbacks, Congress retains Palakkad seat in Kerala bypoll

The Congress had faced setbacks successful Palakkad close from the outset of the bypoll season. Party person P Sarin raised a revolt implicit denial of spot and moved to CPI(M), wherever helium became LDF backed autarkic candidate.

Subsequently, a fewer different section Congress leaders besides near the party, giving a pugnacious clip for the Congress leadership. Party leaders were raided precocious astatine nighttime for achromatic money. Meanwhile, the UDF predetermination machinery worked good successful Palakkad.

Within the Congress, the triumph of Mamkoottathil is simply a triumph for Opposition person V D Satheesan and Congress young MP Shafi Parambil, who led the amusement connected the ground. Mamkoottathil was depicted arsenic a nominee of Parambil, who represented the spot from 2011 and present MP from Vatakara. With Mamkoottathil winning with five-digit majority, Parambil basal remains vindicated wrong the Congress.

The canvass result besides comes arsenic a setback for the BJP, which hoped to triumph the seat. The party’s assurance stemmed from galore factors. Candidate Krishna Kumar is simply a fashionable person successful the territory and helium had a past of jacking up BJP ballot stock successful each erstwhile contests. Besides, the enactment has been runner up successful the past elections of 2016 and 2021. The 3rd origin that boosted BJP assurance was the caller triumph successful Thrissur Lok Sabha seat. But the enactment faced a depletion of votes successful its stronghold — the BJP-ruled Palakkad municipality.

The result is apt to trigger a tumult wrong the BJP. But the exit of Sandeep Varier successful the last thigh of the run seemed to person impacted the BJP prospects. On its part, BJP enactment had tried to belittle Varier’s exit.

The effect volition besides make repercussions wrong the CPI(M), which fielded a Congress turncoat arsenic enactment backed campaigner overlooking respective meritorious candidates. Palakkad is simply a CPI(M) citadel, which has a past of electing veterans similar A K Gopalan and E K Nayanar to Lok Sabha. Never earlier had the CPI(M) had opted for an autarkic campaigner from Hindu assemblage successful the party’s rampart.

Without highlighting the achievements of the eight-year-old authorities of Vijayan government, CPI(M) stressed connected the slogan “Sarin is correct”. The arguable advertisement successful 2 Muslim newspapers against BJP person Sandeep Varier aft helium joined Congress besides seems to person backfired. The CPI(M) faced the disapproval that the enactment has gone for communal polarisation to triumph Muslim votes.