Amidst speculation that former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will contest from Nemom in the April 6 Assembly polls,Puthuppally, his home constituency in Kottayam district, witnessed dramatic scenes on Saturday as a group of Congress workers staged protest near his house and made suicide threats.
Battle for Nemom: Can Congress wrest BJP s lone seat in Kerala?
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Updated: Saturday, March 13, 2021, 15:05 [IST]
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13: All eyes would be on Nemom constituency, often referred to as the Gujarat of Kerala , as the poll battle heats up.
Nemom, a suburb in Kerala s capital Thiruvananthapuram, is the only seat that BJP managed to win in 2016 assembly polls. When the party scripted history, the BJP leaders had referred Nemom as the Gujarat of Kerala .
The BJP, which is planning to make inroad into the southern states, is hoping to make real big gains this time, it is defending just one seat that it holds in Kerala.
Battle for Nemom , BJP s lone seat, focal point in Kerala assembly polls ANI | Updated: Mar 13, 2021 07:00 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 13 (ANI): Nemom, a suburb in Kerala s capital Thiruvananthapuram is becoming a focal point of the state assembly polls, with all three fronts betting huge for a victory on the lone seat that BJP managed to win in 2016 assembly polls.
The BJP leaders had referred Nemom as the Gujarat of Kerala and to upset the apple cart of BJP, Congress is playing its cards close to the chest. For Nemom constituency we will be fielding a strong contender, who will have people s acceptance, said Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President ( KPCC) president Mullappally Ramachandran.