With less than two weeks to go for the Aroor byelection, the constituency is witnessing a spirited poll campaign by all three major fronts. Fiery exchangesThe election scene at Aroor is already pepped up with controversies and fiery exchanges. The ‘Poothana’ remark made by Public Works Minister G. Sudhakaran, allegedly aimed at the UDF candidate, has further fired up the campaign. The bypoll was necessitated after legislator A.M. Ariff of the CPI(M) got elected to the Lok Sabha from the Alappuzha Parliament seat. However, the CPI (M) is not expecting an easy ride this time around as it has to regain the ground it lost in the Lok Sabha elections.

Source: The Hindu October 10, 2019 02:37 UTC