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Nilambur By-Election Sees UDF and LDF Clash Over Communal Support

Campaigners on both sides are intensifying final efforts to defend alliances with minority parties under fire for alleged communal agendas.

File photo of CPI(M)'s MV Govindan and Congress's V.D. Satheesan | ANI
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Former Kerala BJP chief K Surendran (ANI {Photo)

Overview

  • The Welfare Party of India officially backed UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath, prompting CPI(M) to brand the move an alliance with a Jamaat-e-Islami-linked outfit.
  • CPI(M) state secretary M. V. Govindan justified LDF’s acceptance of People’s Democratic Party support and argued that PDP differs from Jamaat-e-Islami in its secular commitment.
  • Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan accused the Left of hypocrisy by citing past instances when Welfare Party and Jamaat-e-Islami support was welcomed by the CPI(M).
  • Final campaigning has ramped up with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi scheduled to address voters before the June 19 polling.
  • The outcome in traditionally UDF-leaning Nilambur is being watched as a barometer of government performance and opposition momentum ahead of Kerala’s 2026 Assembly elections.