The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) initiated a post campaign review a day before the counting of votes in the Puthuppally Assembly constituency on September 8.
CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan appeared to temper the party’s hopes in Puthuppally. He told journalists in Thrissur the CPI(M) stood a strong fighting chance in the byelection if the BJP had not tactically voted for the Congress. He also said the contest was tight and unpredictable.
Mr. Govindan said the margin of votes that made the difference between victory and loss would surely be narrow. “It is not going to be a landslide walkover for any one alliance,” Mr. Govindan said.
