CPI(M) candidate in Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency A. Vijayaraghavan submitted his nomination to District Collector S. Chithra here on Tuesday. His dummy candidate K.S. Saleekha too submitted her nomination. Both of them submitted three sets of papers.
The last date to submit the nomination is April 4. The other candidates are expected to submit their papers on Wednesday and Thursday. The scrutiny will take place on April 5. Candidates can withdraw the nominations until April 8.
Addressing the media after filing the nominations, Mr. Vijayaraghavan said that the ultimate aim was to dethrone Narendra Modi at the Centre. “Gaining maximum number of seats from Kerala is the need of the hour,” he said.