THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress MP K Muraleedharan on Saturday lashed out at the new list of KPCC office bearers released by the Congress. According to him, if the Congress goes on to determine its candidates for the Panchayat, Assembly elections in the same manner in which it selected its office bearers, then no one can stop LDF from retaining power in Kerala.

While adding that the upcoming local body elections are crucial for Congress, he added that failure in local body elections will ensure the party's debacle in the assembly elections. Muraleedharan made the statement while taking part in the Leadership Training Camp in Neyyar dam in Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier, several Congress leaders including VT Balram MLA had come up criticizing the new list of KPCC office bearers.