The upcoming general elections pose a unique challenge to Twenty20, a non-profit organisation based at Kizhakkambalam, whether to confine itself to local politics or spread its wings across Kerala.
No other formation faces the challenge of proving to itself and others that it is a force to be reckoned with. The organisation has decided to focus on two Lok Sabha constituencies, Ernakulam and Chalakudy, which are held by the Congress. Though the Twenty20 has fielded candidates in the two constituencies, political analysts do not expect the organisation to stage a political coup. Yet, the outcome is likely to provide the organisation with the much-required political reality check. It will also offer the organisation a chance to make introspections into its political strategies, including the decision to walk out of the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Though the organisation, led by Sabu M. Jacob, managing director of garment makers KITEX, had announced the formation of the People’s Welfare Alliance with AAP in 2022, the bonhomie did not last long and it pulled out of the alliance last year.
