Election waves in Kerala
By O J George

Kerala goes to the polls on April 16. Campaigning ends on April 14 eveningThat is the day of the Vishu, the festival which heralds prosperity and opulence.It is a harvest festival. Climate changes have unsettled the seasonal punctuality. Still Vishu is something that is long anticipated by children who would get cash gifts and new dress.

Our politicians are sweating it out on the roads to woo voters. LDF appears to be in a shambles. It seems someone is bent on wrecking the bandwagon. Lately there has been war of words between Pinarayi Vijayan and Janata Dal’s Veerendrakumar.

V.S.Achuthanandan is a trapped Chief Minister, but he is not a trapped party president, says Veerendrakumar.

CPI has not been happy with seat sharing exercise, Janata Dal is bruised, and there is the ever-present faction feud between Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan.

Congress Party, as always, has been buffeted by nomination worries. It seems the leaders have got over the woes. Congress is hoping for a landslide in Kerala, which it will not get in any other state.

The problem is that the voters will have to wait till May 16 for the results, after casting their votes on April 16.