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Junking certain LDF promises can also free budgetary funds.
Former Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac alleged that Kerala's 'white paper' was generated using AI, potentially with leaked secret data, leading to factual errors regarding development expenditure and SC/ST allocations.
Kerala's Chief Minister alleges the previous LDF government presented a budget with a missing ₹20,000 crore by making 'wild guesses' about Finance Commission allocations, a claim former Finance Minister denies, stating it was a strategic fiscal decision.
Kerala's treasury isn't empty, as revenue collection improved. However, poor capital expenditure, especially in social and economic sectors, signifies spending without growth, like a building without facilities.
Former minister K N Balagopal criticised the new government's ₹3000 ASHA worker honorarium hike, deeming it a 'mountain giving birth to a mole', despite earlier promises.
Balagopal highlighted that despite Union government restrictions, the State treasury remained operational, with all salaries, pensions, and welfare payments made without interruption.
The constituency has LDF's Finance Minister KN Balagopal, UDF's Aisha Potty and BJP's R Resmi as candidates.
Onmanorama pollmeter tracks 12 closely-fought constituencies across different phases of campaign: Nemom, Manjeshwar, Palakkad, Kunnathunad, Pala, Kottarakkara, Peravoor, Thripunithura, Ambalappuzha, Taliparamba, Payyanur and Nattika. This is the final part on Kottarakkara, where Onmanorama captures emerging trends from ground-level feed.
Kottarakkara election analysis reveals a close contest between P Aisha Potty and K N Balagopal.
K N Balagopal, the current Finance Minister, is leading in the Kottarakkara constituency due to his consistent presence and development initiatives. Onmanorama will track the race in 12 closely fought constituencies including Kottarakkara, capturing the ground-level pulse with poll meter updates every few days.
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