With just weeks to go for the Assembly polls, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac has hit out at the centre over the Enforcement Directorate filing a case against the KIIFB claiming violation of FEMA Act, for "alleged attempts to subvert elections"
Kerala Assembly Elections: Why Candidate Selection Will Be The Key For NDA In About A Dozen SeatsÂ
by Paalakkaadan - Mar 3, 2021 06:28 AM
For BJP, it will be about setting a strong base upon which strategies can be built to grow and breach the 25-30 per cent vote share mark.
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The candidate selection in five seats with winnability, and the 20 or more where it could put up a strong show, will be critical.
It is likely to be a mix of strong party stalwarts as well as popular faces â we will know in a few days.
In a previous article, a summary of Kerala s political landscape was given and numbers were presented to argue that the slow but steady growth of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state may be worrying the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) more than the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by the communist parties.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged a smear campaign against his government (File)
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that the Model Code of Conduct is being torpedoed at the instance of some Union Ministers . Mr Vijayan sought the CEC s intervention to ensure free and fair elections .
Kerala will vote in Assembly elections on April 6.
The letter comes after the Enforcement Directorate filed a case against the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) - a key state body for funding infrastructure and development-related projects - for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
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