UDF faces toughest test yet in Irinjalakuda as BJP too gains ground

Key Points

1. The UDF has governed Irinjalakuda municipality for 25 years.
2. The UDF holds a one-seat majority in the 41-member council.
3. The BJP has been gaining ground, especially in temple-dominated wards.
4. The Karuvannur Bank scam has impacted the CPI(M) in Porathissery.
5. Irregularities at the Irinjalakuda Town Cooperative Bank have embarrassed the UDF.
6. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the BJP led in the Irinjalakuda Assembly constituency by 12,000 votes.
7. Irinjalakuda is one of Kerala’s oldest municipalities, formed in 1936.