With the Lok Sabha elections just a few months away, the Kerala Congress factions have escalated their efforts to woo back the agrarian electorate of central Travancore.
Their intentions to assert farmer politics and surf the wave of farm distress and rural anger were amply evident as the competing factions celebrated the 60th formation day of the Kerala Congress here on Monday.
While the Kerala Congress led by P.J. Joseph, a key constituent of the United Democratic Front, used these themes to attack primarily the State government, the Kerala Congress (M) led by Jose K. Mani sought to highlight the anti-farmer policies of the Central government.
