Development the key plank for fronts in Nemom

LDF, UDF looking at which way minority votes will swing, BJP confident of retaining seat

At a small neighbourhood square in Lekshmi Nagar, near the Pangode Military camp, the residents have gathered around a screen set up on a vehicle. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate V. Sivankutty for the Nemom constituency is about to arrive. The video on the screen is setting the stage for his arrival, with short skits about fuel price hike, farm bills and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). On his arrival, followed by a motorbike rally of young party workers, some of the residents shower flower petals on him as he proceeds to visit the houses. “The LDF government’s measures have reached every household and every kitchen. So, development is the key agenda. Sitting MLA O. Rajagopal has not done anything in the past five years. He was not seen anywhere, while I have been active in all issues in the capital. I would have won last time too if the Congress had polled all its votes. Now, Mr. Rajagopal himself says that Kummanam Rajasekharan might not garner as much votes as he did and has also pointed at their alliance with the Congress last time. United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate K. Muraleedharan is not a known face here, and has not even resigned from his MP post to contest here,” Mr. Sivankutty tells The Hindu.