Achuthanandan, Pinarayi Vijayan file nominations
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Thiruvananthapuram: Marxist Veteran and Opposition leader V S Achutanandan and CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan were among the candidates who filed their nominations on Monday for the May 16 Assembly polls in the state.
Achutanandan, CPI(M)-LDF candidate from Malampuzha constituency in Palakkad, arrived with his party workers and filed his papers around 1 PM, while Vijayan, who is contesting from Dharmadom, submitted his nomination at Kannur Collectorate.
Ministers Shibu Baby John (RSP), P K Jayalakshmi (Cong) M K Muneer (IUML), V Sivankutty, MLA (CPI-M) and former Rajya Sabha MP T N Seema (CPI-M) also filed their nominations on the second day today.
After filing the papers, Achutanandan told reporters that LDF would win with a huge majority.