The Congress, buoyed by the forceful win in the Puthuppally Assembly byelection, perceives a clear path to victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and beyond after being turfed out of power in two consecutive Assembly elections in 2016 and 2021.
A preliminary post-poll analysis by the United Democratic Front (UDF) leadership felt that the Puthuppally campaign could serve as a template for future elections.
The UDF said the early announcement of Chandy Oommen’s candidature, coalition unity that ensured concordant political messaging, cyclical knock-on-doors campaign at the booth level, family meetings, and tacit support of community leaders gained through covert bridge building helped the Opposition carry the day in Puthuppally.
