A fascinating set of contests is brewing in four Indian states and a Union Territory (UT) that go to the polls from March 27: Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, west Bengal and the UT of Puducherry.
In at least two of these states West Bengal and Assam it is still not clear as to who will form the next government, while the LDF in Kerala and the DMK-Congress combine in Tamil Nadu seem to be having an edge, at the moment, over their rival combines. In Puducherry, too, it is difficult to predict which way the electorate will sway, given that both the DMK-Congress and the AIADMK-BJP combines are quite evenly matched.
A faction within the chruch wants to support the NDA in the election
Earlier, Christian Association and Alliance for Social Action said it would support the NDA in the upcoming Kerala assembly polls
New Delhi: The Jacobite faction of the Malankara Church is willing to back any political party or front in Kerala Assembly polls that will support the interests of the church.
The Jacobite and Orthodox factions of Malankara Church are fighting over the ownership of St Mary’s Church in Piravom, Kerala and over a thousand churches and properties belonging to the Syrian church for over a century.
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