The electoral atmosphere in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency remained rife with mud-slinging as United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Shashi Tharoor accused his rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of attempting to sway voters with bribes.
Responding to the allegation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader initiated legal action against Mr. Tharoor for defamation, labelling his tactics as “third-rate politics.”
The allegation of cash-for-votes emerged a day after the UDF filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging that Mr. Chandrasekhar had provided inaccurate information regarding his income and assets in his election affidavit.
