Will there be more Chackos, as Cong list not out yet
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Mumbai: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ats Mumbai Collective , in Mumbai on Feb 2, 2020. . Image Source: IANS News
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 : While the Pinarayi Vijayan led CPI-M has come out with its list of candidates, the Congress, which leads the opposition is still contemplating on the composition and make, even as it saw one of its senior leaders, P.C.Chacko, bidding adieu to the party, on the grounds that he was not given due weightage.
Kerala goes to the polls to elect 140 legislators on April 6 and the Congress is expected to contest in 92 seats.
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A UDF bastion that went the LDF way last time
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In 2016, K.J. Maxi won by a slender margin of 1,086 votes
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In 2016, K.J. Maxi won by a slender margin of 1,086 votes When the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate K.J. Maxi won from the Kochi constituency in the last Assembly election, it was an aberration of sorts.
For, the constituency in its earlier avatar as Mattancherry and then as Kochi from the 2011 Assembly election following the delimitation exercise, has always been a United Democratic Front (UDF) bastion.
Before Mr. Maxi’s victory, the LDF was able to breach it only in 1996 when M.A. Thomas emerged victorious as an LDF-backed Independent. But even Mr. Maxi’s victory was by a slender margin of 1,086 votes despite the rumblings within the Congress against the candidature of Dominic Presentation. That the Congress rebel candidate M.J. Leenus and even NOTA (None Of The Above) polled 7,588 votes and 1,002 votes respectively put the r
In Ernakulam district, Congress tries to strike a fine balance
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KOCHI: With the announcement of the state assembly election date, the Congress has started the final round of discussions to decide on the candidates to be fielded in the constituencies in Ernakulam district. According to party insiders, they are looking to come up with a list giving a perfect balance to experienced and fresh faces. It is also learnt that the party is planning to announce the candidates in almost all constituencies from where it is contesting before the CPM comes up with its list.
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