BJP bombshell hours before Kerala vote: CPI(M)’s Jayarajan held talks to join, backtracked under threat from his party
The Indian Express -

Hours before the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, senior BJP leader Sobha Surendran Thursday alleged CPI(M) central committee member E P Jayarajan held discussions to join the BJP and that he withdrew the decision fearing threat from the ruling party in the state. Jayarajan, the convener of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, however, rejected the allegations. Addressing the media in Alappuzha, where she is the BJP candidate, Sobha said, “Jayarajan had contacted me through the...

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