A highly charged final phase of campaigning for the Puthuppally byelection, scheduled for September 5, culminated on Sunday evening with the major contenders campaigning full blast.
With just one day left for polling, the campaigning will go on silent mode on Monday with the candidates embarking on a last-minute bid for voters’ support. Sunday saw the parties taking out roadshows and rallies to Pampady. The celebrations reached a crescendo when the candidates of major coalitions arrived at the spot to rousing receptions.
While National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate G. Lijin Lal, Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Jaick C. Thomas, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Luke Thomas joined the show of strength at Pampady, United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Chandy Oommen continued with canvassing at Manarcaud. At the same time, Uma Thomas, MLA; T. Siddique; and Rahul Mankoottam were present at Pampady to lead the UDF’s final show.
