The Left sympathisers had voted for the then sitting MLA Shafi Parambil to stop the victory of BJP’s ’Metroman’ E Sreedharan.
Kerala Lok Sabha Polls: Rahul Gandhi's victory in the Wayanad constituency during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was significant, especially considering his loss in the traditional Congress stronghold of Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, to BJP's Smriti Irani.
Kerala Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Kerala CM Vijayan's remarks suggest that Gandhi's candidacy from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat may impact the INDIA bloc's effectiveness in countering the NDA at the national level.
While the LDF's invitation to the Congress-led UDF to join the protest was rejected by the opposition, it has received the backing of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.