Congress’ strict formula before Kerala elections, separate strategy of ‘reward’ prepared on victory and defeat

Tezzbuzz Desk – This time Congress has adopted a very strict strategy regarding the Kerala Assembly elections. Taking a lesson from the previous defeat, the party has set strict rules for candidate selection, so that only strong and winnable faces can be fielded in the election field.

What are the new rules for tickets?

According to party sources, in the last assembly elections Those who lost by more than 5 thousand votes The candidate will not get the ticket again. the leader who have lost two consecutive electionsthey too will not be given a chance this time. any current MP Assembly elections will not be contested.

However, the party has kept flexibility regarding the face of the Chief Minister. After winning the election, the Chief Minister will be selected with the opinion of the MLAs and he can be either an MLA or an MP.

‘One Seat-One Ticket’ Formula and Adjustment Policy

If there is more than one strong contender for a seat, the one who does not get the ticket will be assured of responsibility in the board or corporation if the government is formed.

But on the other hand there is also a strict message, whoever gets the ticket and loses the election will not be accommodated in the government in any way.

The Central Screening Committee and the Central Election Committee (CEC) have been instructed to select the candidates under these guidelines.

lessons from previous defeats

Last time in Kerala, the trend of change of government in five years was broken and the Congress led UDF suffered a major setback. The Left Front retained power. In this background, this time Congress is focusing on ‘winning ability’ instead of taking risks.

Increased stir in Kerala politics

The stir in the state politics has also intensified regarding the upcoming elections. Recently, two famous personalities associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) were seen on the Congress platform.

Prem Kumar appeared at the ‘Sanskar Utsav 2026’ program of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee held at Nagampadam Indoor Stadium, Kottayam. However, he clarified that he had come to participate in a cultural program and not on any political platform.

It is noteworthy that recently he had accused the state government of adopting double standards regarding his removal from the post of President of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.

Similarly, in Palakkad, senior CPI(M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan’s former personal assistant Suresh also joined Congress’ ‘Puthuyuga Yatra’ led by opposition leader Satheesan.