Kerala Assembly polls 2026: war of words erupts over ‘secret deal’ allegations in Vattiyurkavu

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The raging statement astir alleged tacit deals and covert confederation appears to person dominated the governmental scenery successful Vattiyurkavu constituency successful Thiruvananthapuram.

Alleging an implicit knowing betwixt CPI(M) and BJP, United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner K. Muraleedharan connected Thursday claimed that definite BJP councillors are allegedly moving for CPI(M) down the scenes.

According to him, these councillors run for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) campaigner R. Sreelekha during the day, but secretly enactment Left Democratic Front (LDF) campaigner V.K. Prasanth astatine night.

He added that akin “deals” were much prevalent successful Thiruvananthapuram territory than elsewhere successful Kerala. He besides questioned the LDF’s prime of candidates, questioning that respective elder CPI(M) leaders had been overlooked arsenic portion of specified tacit arrangements.

Dissatisfaction with CM

Despite specified factors, the elder Congress person expressed beardown assurance successful the UDF’s prospects. The purported dissatisfaction with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrong sections of the CPI(M) could construe into cross-voting successful favour of the UDF, not conscionable successful Thiruvananthapuram but crossed the State, helium claimed.

Mr. Prasanth dismissed the accusation, and alleged that Mr. Muraleedharan is raising specified claims retired of fearfulness of defeat. A beardown pro-LDF inclination is disposable crossed the constituency, helium said and added that the Congress person is attempting to pre-emptively warrant an anticipated nonaccomplishment by blaming an alleged alliance.

He besides accused the Congress of hypocrisy and claimed that the enactment had forged alliances with BJP successful assorted parts. “Such allegations (against the Congress) were archetypal publically raised by a Youth Congress person who raised doubts of an knowing with the BJP successful definite constituencies. Besides, the Congress indispensable explicate wherever their votes went successful places similar Nemom and Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency) wherever the BJP had won earlier,” Mr. Prasanth said.

Responding to Mr. Muraleedharan’s allegation, Ms. Sreelekha besides rejected the claims, calling them “baseless” and “nonsensical.” She added that specified statements bash not merit superior information and chose not to prosecute further successful the controversy.

Published - March 26, 2026 06:54 p.m. IST

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