Thrikkakara goes to polls tomorrow

As the Thrikkakara constituency here is all set to go for polling on May 31 for the byelection, the three major political fronts — the LDF, the UDF and the NDA — in Kerala have expressed confidence in winning the seat for which the high-octane campaign had ended on Sunday.

While the ruling Left Democratic Front candidate, Dr Jo Joseph, believes that the voters of Thrikkakara, which is a traditional Congress bastion, will opt for a positive change and elect a ruling party MLA, the United Democratic Front candidate, Uma Thomas, said the constituency will be retained by her party.

Meanwhile, BJP candidate A N Radhakrishnan is confident that with the support of senior politician P C George, who was recently arrested and released on bail in two hate speech cases, the National Democratic Front will win the polls.

“Ernakulam is an economic hub of Kerala and Thrikkakara is one of the most important constituencies here. But Thrikkakara does not have the proportionate development. Since its formation, the constituency has been ruled by the UDF. The Left government got a second term because of the developmental agenda. So, the people of Thrikkakara have understood this and will vote for the Left,” Joseph told

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