Ahead of Kerala assembly elections, Kannur’s candidate announcements have set tongues wagging. CPI(M) district panel’s nod to 13 of 16 seats reaffirms the stronghold of Pinarayi Vijayan and MV Govindan, the undisputed power duo steering the party.
Big names like EP, MV, and P Jayarajan find no place, stirring unrest in CPI(M)’s historic nerve center.
Vijayan’s Dharmadam encore seems certain. The boldest play: relocating KK Shailaja from safe Mattanur to Congress turf Peravoor.
Echoing past patterns, Govindan’s wife PK Shyama gets Thalassery, akin to R Bindu’s path to power in 2021.
Stunner of the lot—Speaker AN Shamseer axed from Thalassery for Karayi Rajan, entangled in a homicide case on bail, gifting rivals a rallying cry.
Payyanur’s TI Madhusudanan stays despite scandal stains, facing possible Congress-supported Kunjikrishnan revolt.
Claiming 13 seats with ally concessions, LDF recalls its 2021 dominance. Iron discipline masks brewing dissent, positioning candidate picks as the real electoral wildcard in this Left emblem.