THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is a move in the congress to make the DCC chiefs of Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam, contest in Vattiyoorkavu and Ernakulam assembly constituencies in the bypolls respectively. The Congress is planning to make Neyyattinkara Sanal contest in Vattiyoorkavu and Vinod in Ernakulam.

The move to make Sanal contest is taken by one of the most influential leader of the AICC. Apart from Sanal, though the names of K Mohan Kumar and Praya Gopalakrishnan were heard in the discussions, it is heard that the support of the national leader will help Sanal to get the seat. There are many in the capital city eyeing Vattiyoorkavu. The party has not officially begun the selection of candidates. A dozen national leaders are eyeing the seat. Apart from Sanal and Mohan Kumar, the names of Sasthamangalam Mohan, Palode Ravi and N Peethambara Kurup are also heard.

Other fronts have not officially started discussions on Vattiyoorkavu, but unofficial discussions are active in the CPM and the BJP. When K Muraleedharan won last time, Kummanam Rajashekaran came second and T N Seema of the CPM came third. The BJP came second in Vattiyoorkavu in the Lok Sabha polls.