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The upcoming civic polls to the Kochi Corporation volition spot governmental surprises with a fewer salient leaders fielding themselves arsenic candidates from the other governmental camps.
V.P. Chandran, a erstwhile Thrikkakara country committee subordinate of the CPI(M) and its Parliamentary Party caput successful the Corporation assembly 5 years ago, volition beryllium the United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner from the Vyttila division. A.B. Sabu, erstwhile District Congress Committee member, who severed his links with the Congress and is present associated with the CPI(M), volition beryllium the enactment campaigner here.
K.J. Antony, a erstwhile Leader of the Opposition successful the Kochi Corporation Council and the Kochi country committee of the CPI(M), volition contention arsenic an Independent campaigner from the Nazareth division. Both Mr. Chandran and Mr. Antony volition contention the predetermination arsenic UDF-backed Independent candidates.
M.B. Muralidharan, a three-term Congress councillor, who had joined the CPI(M) a mates of years ago, volition beryllium the party’s campaigner from the Vennala division. The Congress enactment is successful the process of finalising its campaigner successful the part to instrumentality connected its erstwhile leader.
T.K. Asharaf and P.M. Harris, who were earlier colleagues successful the Indian Union Muslim League, volition contention from the Kaloor North division. Mr. Asharaf, who won the civic canvass past clip arsenic a rebel candidate, had returned to the enactment fold a fewer months ago. Mr. Haris, a erstwhile State moving committee subordinate of the League, had near the organisation 2 years agone to articulation the CPI(M). While Mr. Asharaf volition contention the predetermination successful the enactment awesome ‘ladder’, Mr. Harris volition contention the predetermination successful the enactment awesome ‘hammer, sickle, and star’.
Sunitha Dixon, the works lasting committee chairperson of the Kochi Corporation, who had won the Vyttila part arsenic some Congress and RSP(B) campaigner twice, joined the BJP the different day. She is apt to contention from the Ponnurunni division.
Family members of a fewer erstwhile councillors are besides successful the fray this time. Shiras Bava, grandson of K.M. Hamsakunju, erstwhile Deputy Speaker and Kochi Mayor, and Mary Sharon, woman of outgoing councillor J. Sanilmon, volition contention the predetermination from the UDF panel.
The governmental fronts are expected to denote their database successful a mates of days.
