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According to the police, the duo had procured MDMA drugs for personal use and not to sell.
The commission will examine if the candidate selection affected the result and if there was an erosion from its traditional vote base.
Congress candidate Uma, had won the constituency with a record majority of 25, 016 votes.
The wide victory margin that UDF's Uma Thomas won over CPM's Dr Jo Joseph would make the LDF government to be more cautious regarding controversial development projects such as the SilverLine.
This comes in the wake of the AICC suggestion after the Udaipur conclave that the State units should hold similar brainstorming sessions to strengthen the party at the grassroot-level.
The loss has come as a warning to those who tried to appease communities and religions for fetching a few extra votes amid all their preachings about progressive ideals.
Praseed Das, Thrissur district secretary of Yuva Morcha, later deleted his controversial tweet.
The message passed on by the electorate to the political spectrum across the board is that none should treat the people of Kerala as little kids whose brains are yet to be developed.
'As the party leaders were reduced to mere spectators during the event, it would have been disheartening for the staunch workers of the party. That's not how a candidate announcement should have been made.'
While the bypoll result is a much-needed shot in the arm for the Congress, the biggest takeaway for the CPM is that it needs to keep its ears close to the ground to hear the people.