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In Kottayam district the Congress party is likely to contest on five seats, while leaving three to Kerala Congress (Joseph).
Interestingly, in Kerala the Congress is the Left's biggest opponent while the two parties are partners in West Bengal.
Kanjirappally, one of the nine seats in the Kottayam district, became a matter of dispute as the alliance equations in the state changed with the split of the Kerala Congress (M).
Muvattupuzha was taken by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) only four times, the 2016 assembly polls included. The UDF has so far won 11 of the 15 electoral battles that have taken place after the birth of this constituency.
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Vlogger Sebin Cyriac, who runs the YouTube channel 'Fishing Freaks', had also accompanied the 50-year-old as he ventured out into the Arabian Sea along with several fishermen.
The row over the deep-sea trawling project has exposed the state government to opposition charge that the Pinarayi Vijayan administration is inimical to the interests of the fishing community.
The CPM alleged that the Congress-led government at the Centre had given a free run to the foreign trawlers during its rule in 1991.
A recall of the fate of LDF-govt's misadventures in the last nearly five-year tenure reveals that it was the vehement charges of the alert Opposition that had forced the Pinarayi regime to beat a hasty retreat.
Rahul Gandhi has also interacted with the fishermen at Thangassery beach in the district. During the interaction, Gandhi said he always wanted to experience the life of fishermen.