THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Left Front will defeat Congress chief Rahul Gandhi contesting in Wayanad. Have full confidence in it, he said. The CPM has no anxiety on Rahul trying to defeat the Left Front in Wayanad, the chief minister said.

The LDF of Kerala has the strength to face any opponent. If he is contesting against the BJP, he should not have chosen Kerala. The fight here is between the LDF and the UDF and so his entry is against the Left Front. A BJP front can happen in Wayanad but the race is against the LDF. His candidature will give a wrong message, he said.

Pinarayi said that it cannot be asserted now whether Rahul’s candidature would be an obstacle in the formation of a secular government in centre. In two three places there is an alliance between the congress, League and BJP, he alleged. There is no need to change the candidate in Wayanad, he said.