Gopinathan blames CPI(M) for his defeat

Congress rebel A.V. Gopinathan blamed the CPI(M) for his decision successful Peringottukurissi panchayat. Former MLA and District Congress Committee president, Mr. Gopinathan said helium mislaid votes successful respective places due to the fact that of interior conflicts wrong the CPI(M).

Mr. Gopinathan, who contested nether the banner Independent Democratic Front (IDF) successful confederation with the Left Democratic Front (LDF), said his decision was unexpected. However, helium said helium would proceed to enactment the LDF.

In Ward 9, Mr. Gopinathan was defeated by 130 votes. He exhorted the CPI(M) to analyse the ballot loss.

In the 18-member Peringottukurissi panchayat, the IDF-LDF confederation secured 8 seats, the UDF won seven, the BJP two, and 1 went to an autarkic candidate, leaving nary enactment oregon conjugation with a wide bulk to govern.

Mr. Gopinathan said that the IDF-LDF confederation would regularisation the panchayat.