PALAKKAD: In a significant political move just a few days ahead of the crucial by-election in Palakkad, BJP leader Sandeep G Varier joined the Congress on Saturday.

T'puram: BJP's cold and rather derisive reaction to the defection of the party state committee member Sandeep Varier to Congress was as pre-planned as Varier's decision to leave the saffron camp.

Sandeep was welcomed to the Congress by top leaders, including K Sudhakaran, V D Satheesan, Shafi Parambil, and V K Sreekandan, at the DCC office in Palakkad. PALAKKAD: Sandeep Varier, a former ...

However, once Varier made his decision to join Congress, the CPM criticized the former BJP leader's move. Local Self Government Minister M.B. Rajesh ridiculed Congress for welcoming a proponent of ...