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KOTTAYAM: As Puthuppally bid a painful adieu to its very personal Oommen Chandy, the stage is about for a byelection from his fiefdom for the previous 5 a long time. With almost three years remaining for the present legislative meeting, the byelection is for certain, although it’s unsure whether or not it is going to be held with or forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. And all eyes are on Chandy’s household.
Puthuppally being a constituency represented by Chandy for 53 years, in all probability the UDF will discover Chandy’s successor from his household. There received’t be any variations of opinion inside the Congress over cashing in on the sympathy wave. And Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen is more likely to emerge as a contender.
During Chandy’s mourning procession from Thiruvananthapuram to Puthuppally, it was Chandy Oommen who was within the image all alongside.
Oommen’s bonhomie with Rahul Gandhi and Ok C Venugopal is anticipated to return in favour of him. A bit of Congress leaders is of the view that Rahul Gandhi’s go to to Puthuppally to pay homage to Chandy has sure political significance.
“In the present political situation, Chandy Oommen would be the most suitable candidate for the byelection in Puthuppally. I think Congress will go for another choice only if Oommen says ‘no’. Oommen can easily win the election with a good majority,” mentioned a Congress chief.
At the identical time, ‘A’ group leaders additionally favor Chandy’s daughter Achu Oommen because the successor considering her connections with the social gathering’s grassroots stage staff in Puthuppally.
A number of different Congress leaders like former district panchayat president Philson Mathews, Youth Congress district president Chintu Kurien Joy, Puthuppally division district panchayat member Nibu John Thomas and Joshy Philip even have their eyes on Puthuppally seat.
“Discussions over a byelection have not commenced in the party. Let the leadership take a call,” Philson mentioned. His good relations with group and spiritual heads like NSS common secretary G Sukumaran Nair and Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry will show advantageous to Oommen. Being a member of the St George Orthodox Church, Puthuppally, Oommen has the help of the Orthodox sect as nicely.
As per the construction of Puthuppally constituency, Orthodox Church has an higher hand in Pampady, Meenadom, and Puthuppally panchayats, and a few components of Vakathanam panchayat, whereas Catholics have majority in Kooroppada and Akalakunnam panchayats. Only Manarcad is the Jacobite faction-dominated panchayat.
Meanwhile, a serious problem earlier than the UDF is that six out of complete eight panchayats within the constituency are being dominated by the LDF. According to sources, CPM is probably going to present another likelihood to younger chief Jaick C Thomas.
Jaick, who contested in opposition to Chandy twice, had introduced down Chandy’s majority from 27,092 in 2016 to 9,044 in 2021. LDF is of the view that Jaick, who confirmed a commendable efficiency in opposition to Chandy, can wrest the constituency from UDF in Chandy’s absence.
LEFT TO START PREPARATIONS FOR PUTHUPPALLY BYPOLL
T’Puram: The CPM and LDF are all set to start out preparatory works for the Puthuppally byelection. The CPM state secretariat has instructed the Kottayam district management to start out preparations because the state meeting secretariat has issued the notification associated to the emptiness within the constituency. As the meeting secretariat has knowledgeable the Central Election Commission concerning the emptiness, the date for the by-election is more likely to be introduced quickly.
The LDF state committee to be held on Saturday after an extended hole would additionally pay attention to the political state of affairs. The CPM will begin the candidate choice course of solely after the Election Commission broadcasts the byelection date. The LDF will chart out programmes associated to the Uniform Civil Code situation and the Manipur unrest.
KOTTAYAM: As Puthuppally bid a painful adieu to its very personal Oommen Chandy, the stage is about for a byelection from his fiefdom for the previous 5 a long time. With almost three years remaining for the present legislative meeting, the byelection is for certain, although it’s unsure whether or not it is going to be held with or forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. And all eyes are on Chandy’s household.
Puthuppally being a constituency represented by Chandy for 53 years, in all probability the UDF will discover Chandy’s successor from his household. There received’t be any variations of opinion inside the Congress over cashing in on the sympathy wave. And Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen is more likely to emerge as a contender.
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Oommen’s bonhomie with Rahul Gandhi and Ok C Venugopal is anticipated to return in favour of him. A bit of Congress leaders is of the view that Rahul Gandhi’s go to to Puthuppally to pay homage to Chandy has sure political significance.
“In the present political situation, Chandy Oommen would be the most suitable candidate for the byelection in Puthuppally. I think Congress will go for another choice only if Oommen says ‘no’. Oommen can easily win the election with a good majority,” mentioned a Congress chief.
At the identical time, ‘A’ group leaders additionally favor Chandy’s daughter Achu Oommen because the successor considering her connections with the social gathering’s grassroots stage staff in Puthuppally.
A number of different Congress leaders like former district panchayat president Philson Mathews, Youth Congress district president Chintu Kurien Joy, Puthuppally division district panchayat member Nibu John Thomas and Joshy Philip even have their eyes on Puthuppally seat.
“Discussions over a byelection have not commenced in the party. Let the leadership take a call,” Philson mentioned. His good relations with group and spiritual heads like NSS common secretary G Sukumaran Nair and Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry will show advantageous to Oommen. Being a member of the St George Orthodox Church, Puthuppally, Oommen has the help of the Orthodox sect as nicely.
As per the construction of Puthuppally constituency, Orthodox Church has an higher hand in Pampady, Meenadom, and Puthuppally panchayats, and a few components of Vakathanam panchayat, whereas Catholics have majority in Kooroppada and Akalakunnam panchayats. Only Manarcad is the Jacobite faction-dominated panchayat.
Meanwhile, a serious problem earlier than the UDF is that six out of complete eight panchayats within the constituency are being dominated by the LDF. According to sources, CPM is probably going to present another likelihood to younger chief Jaick C Thomas.
Jaick, who contested in opposition to Chandy twice, had introduced down Chandy’s majority from 27,092 in 2016 to 9,044 in 2021. LDF is of the view that Jaick, who confirmed a commendable efficiency in opposition to Chandy, can wrest the constituency from UDF in Chandy’s absence.
LEFT TO START PREPARATIONS FOR PUTHUPPALLY BYPOLL
T’Puram: The CPM and LDF are all set to start out preparatory works for the Puthuppally byelection. The CPM state secretariat has instructed the Kottayam district management to start out preparations because the state meeting secretariat has issued the notification associated to the emptiness within the constituency. As the meeting secretariat has knowledgeable the Central Election Commission concerning the emptiness, the date for the by-election is more likely to be introduced quickly.
The LDF state committee to be held on Saturday after an extended hole would additionally pay attention to the political state of affairs. The CPM will begin the candidate choice course of solely after the Election Commission broadcasts the byelection date. The LDF will chart out programmes associated to the Uniform Civil Code situation and the Manipur unrest.
