‘CM scared to name PM’: Kerala Cong young gun on CPIM’s ‘bomb politics’, BJP chances
Congress has fielded young gun Shafi Parambil against former health minister KK Shailaja.
Kerala’s Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency is set to witness one of the most interesting poll battles in the state. The Congress has brought in its young gun from Palakkad, sitting MLA Shafi Parambil, to contest against CPI(M)’s much loved former health minister KK Shailaja.
The News Minute’s Sukanya Shaji speaks to the Congress leader mid-campaign as he appeals to voters for his debut Lok Sabha election.
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