Last-minute pull-out adds to LDF worries

Although a replacement was swiftly drafted, confusion abounds as the campaign team scrambles to replace flex-boards

- HD Bureau

A shock withdrawal on the final day of filing nominations has thrown a key ward in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation election into turmoil.

In Ward 26 a candidate rom the Left Democratic Front-backed slate—K. C. Soumya, representing the Rashtriya Janata Dal—- withdrew her candidature two days before the deadline after discovering her name did not appear on the voters’ list.

Although a replacement was swiftly drafted, confusion abounds as the campaign team scrambles to replace flex-boards and wall-writings bearing the withdrawn candidate’s name. Campaign staff in the ward say the sudden move forced them into crisis mode.