Congress appeared to have stolen a march on its rivals by naming Uma Thomas as the party’s candidate for the Thrikkakkara Assembly byelection.
The CPI(M) and the BJP will soon follow suit so as not to be outpaced by the Congress in the campaign.
Opposing fronts view the bypoll as a yardstick of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government’s performance and a bellwether of the public’s position on the Silverline project.
