Tuesday, April 6, 2021
HomeKeralaMake-or-break battle for Kerala Congress factions

Make-or-break battle for Kerala Congress factions


Specific Information Service

KOTTAYAM: Because the state heads to polls for the meeting elections on Tuesday, breakaway factions of the Kerala Congress, particularly these led by Jose Okay Mani and P J Joseph, are dealing with an existential disaster. Other than the predominant factions, those led by Anoop Jacob, Okay B Ganesh Kumar and the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress — led collectively by Antony Raju and Dr Okay C Joseph — are additionally dealing with a do-or-die battle.

Apparently, barring the presence of veteran politician P J Joseph, this election marks a era shift in Kerala Congress politics. For that is the primary election after the dying of Kerala Congress stalwarts like Okay M Mani and C F Thomas. One other Kerala Congress heavyweight, R Balakrishna Pillai, couldn’t take part in electioneering attributable to poor well being.

Whereas Jose is making an attempt to hold ahead his father’s legacy main the Kerala Congress (M), Anoop Jacob had taken the reins of the Kerala Congress (Jacob) in 2011 following the dying of his father T M Jacob. Ganesh Kumar shoulders the duty of main the Kerala Congress (B), based by his father Balakrishna Pillai. Francis George — son of Okay M George, a founding chief of the Kerala Congress in 1964 — is now with the Kerala Congress faction led by Joseph.

This ballot, Jose’ Kerala Congress (M) and Joseph’s Kerala Congress are contesting 12 and 10 seats respectively. The Kerala Congress events are locking horns in 5 constituencies, with the Jose-Joseph battle on present in 4 —  Changanassery, Kaduthuruthi, Idukki and Thodupuzha. In Piravom, Jose faction takes on KC (Jacob).

Although KC(M) has gained an higher hand in Kerala Congress politics by the use of a big place within the LDF, the social gathering chief, Jose, is dealing with a tricky battle in his house turf of Pala. Jose takes on Mani C Kappen of the Nationalist Congress Kerala (NCK), a brand new constituent of the UDF. 

Going by the bottom scenario, Kappen appeared to have gained an edge within the closing stage of campaigning. Realising the development, the CPM state management despatched particular squads to Pala to make sure that its total cadre votes are polled on Tuesday. The battle between Jose and Joseph faction is tight in Changanassery, Kaduthuruthi and Idukki as effectively. 

Of all of the Kerala Congress candidates within the fray, solely P J Joseph, who’s contesting from Thodupuzha, is on a powerful footing. Whereas the Jose faction’s Sindhumol Jacob is placing up a powerful battle in opposition to KC (Jacob)’s Anoop Jacob in Piravom, Pathanapuram is witnessing a fierce battle between KC (B)’s Ganesh Kumar and Jyothikumar Chamakkala of the Congress. Within the UDF bastion of Idukki, Roshy Augustine of KC (M) — representing the constituency since 2001 — faces one of many hardest contests of his profession after switching to the LDF. Francis George of the UDF is his rival there. 

The Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, which had contested three seats within the earlier meeting elections, was allotted solely the Thiruvananthapuram seat this time. Its candidate Antony Raju is dealing with a tricky battle there in opposition to UDF’s V S Sivakumar and BJP’s Krishnakumar. 

“Steady splits and a vacuum in management has badly affected the Kerala Congress events. Their existence relies upon predominantly on UDF politics. However central Travancore Christians —  the vote base of KC (M), who don’t want to work with the Congress — acquired a brand new platform when Jose Okay Mani joined the LDF. On the identical time, if LDF loses the elections, it can value Jose expensive,” mentioned political analyst and senior journalist Jacob George.

Present Factions

  • Kerala Congress (M) led by Jose Okay Mani
  • Kerala Congress (P J Joseph) merged into Kerala Congress (P C Thomas) just lately
  • Kerala Congress (Jacob) led by Anoop Jacob
  • Kerala Congress (B) based by R Balakrishna Pillai
  • Janadhipathya Kerala Congress led by Okay C Joseph
  • Kerala Cong (Skaria Thomas)
  • Kerala Cong (Nationalist) led by Kuruvilla Mathews
  • Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) led by P C George
  • Kerala Vikas Congress led by Prakash Kuriakose

Leave a Reply

- Advertisment -

Most Popular

Recent Comments

%d bloggers like this: