There was no fault in the selection of the candidate for the Palakkad by-election, said BJP state president K Surendran. He emphasised that senior leader Sobha Surendran had worked hard during the campaign and dismissed allegations regarding her lack of cooperation.

KOZHIKODE: BJP state president K Surendran clarified that there was no error in the selection of candidates for the Palakkad by-election. Amid ongoing controversies, he asserted that Shobha Surendran,

Rahul Mamkootathil of Congress has taken a lead in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll after hours of trailing to BJP candidate as vote counting began on Saturday. Earlier, BJP's Krishnakumar secured a lead right after the first phase of counting which included postal ballots was completed.

Palakkad: In the Palakkad Assembly by-election, UDF candidate Rahul Mamkootathil has taken the lead. In the initial postal vote count and the city areas, BJP candidate C. Krishnakumar had been ahead,

Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil is leading in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll with 17,276 votes, surpassing BJP's C Krishnakumar by 1,366 votes, ac