A do-or-die battle for RSP

Party trying hard to regain representation in Assembly

In the last 50 years, Eravipuram has seen only two non-RSP representatives, the last one being sitting MLA M. Naushad. The 2016 Assembly polls was the first one after the party switched sides severing its ties with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the electoral outcome had been a shocker. The RSP lost all its bastions in Kollam and had no representation for the first time in the State Assembly. To reclaim the fortress and bury the embarrassment, the UDF has fielded former minister and veteran RSP leader Babu Divakaran in the segment. The three-time MLA is expected to reverse the damage and secure a resounding victory for the party in Eravipuram. A constituency where cashew workers and fishers are a decisive force, the Assembly segment includes 23 divisions of Kollam Corporation and Mayyanad panchayat.