Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Friday contended that despite an alleged “unholy political partnership” between the Left and the NDA, and the “widespread distribution of money” by the BJP, the UDF will win “comfortably.”
The Kerala Assembly polls were held on Thursday, with results for all 140 constituencies to be declared on May 4.
Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Venugopal, who is also the MP from the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, asserted that “clear instances of cash being offered for votes” and the distribution of kits by the BJP were seen in many parts of Kerala, including Palakkad and Thrissur.
He alleged that the BJP’s classification of certain constituencies as ‘A category’ meant they were seats earmarked for the distribution of money.
“The BJP spent huge amounts of money to get votes. On one side, there was the unholy political partnership between the Left and the NDA, and on the other, money. But the results will uphold the dignity of the voters in Kerala, who survived both,” he contended.
He also accused the CPI(M) of attempting fraudulent voting in Kannur and assaulting Congress workers in the northern Kerala district. The MP from Alappuzha said that the Congress and the UDF approached the elections professionally, with a positive outlook, a clear agenda, and a strong narrative. “We did not backtrack from our agenda on it,” he said.