Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: BJP lodges plaint against UDF candidate for using horse during campaign in Kochi

The Ernakulam territory metropolis committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lodged a ailment with the Election Commission alleging usurpation of norms successful the usage of a equine astatine the decision of the nationalist run of T.J. Vinod, campaigner of the United Democratic Front (UDF) successful Ernakulam Assembly constituency connected Tuesday.

K.S. Shaiju, president of the BJP’s Ernakulam metropolis territory committee, alleged that the enactment was successful usurpation of the guidelines issued by the EC prohibiting the usage of animals successful predetermination campaign. He alleged that the high-decibel dependable of crackers and immense assemblage astatine the extremity of the nationalist campaigning whitethorn person caused distress to the animal. The Congress campaigner had arrived connected a equine astatine the ‘kottikalasam’ held connected Tuesday, helium alleged.