BJP and Congress Strategize for Kerala Bypolls

In the upcoming Kerala bypolls, the BJP has nominated Sobha Surendran, A P Abdullakutty, and T N Sarasu as frontrunners for key seats, with further candidate finalization by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's committee. Internal discord within Congress has arisen over the selection of Youth Congress State President Rahul Mamkoottathil for the Palakkad seat, with party leader P. Sarin expressing dissatisfaction. Congress has also fielded Ramya Haridas for the Chelakkara assembly seat and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency bypoll. In Karnataka, the bypolls will test the political influence of key leaders, particularly in the contested Channapatana seat, impacting future political alignments between Congress and the BJP-JDS coalition. Both parties are heavily strategizing to secure victories in these critical states.