KOTTAYAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will reach Puthupally today for the by-election campaign. He will attend programs in two panchayats of the constituency. The Chief Minister and other ministers will arrive at Puthupally at 4 pm and 5 pm.

He will also address public meetings in six other panchayats on August 30 and September 1. Ministers except V Sivankutty, Ahamed Devarkovil, K Krishnankutty, J Chinchu Rani and K Bindu will also campaign in all panchayats of the constituency for three days from today.

A Left Front meeting will be held in Kottayam in the morning to evaluate the election campaign. Meanwhile, leaders like AK Antony, KC Venugopal, Tariq Anwar and Shashi Tharoor will reach Puthupally in the coming days to campaign for the UDF. BJP National General Secretary Dr Radha Mohan Aggarwal, Union Minister V Muraleedharan, National Secretary Anil Antony, K Surendran, Kummanam Rajasekharan, BDJS State President Tushar Vellappally are active in the NDA campaign.