Overview

• The UDF has formally announced Congress state secretary Aryadan Shoukath as its nominee for the June 19 Nilambur by-election.
• P.V. Anvar has demanded full admission of the Trinamool Congress into the UDF and given the alliance a 48-hour deadline to comply.
• Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan and KPCC president Sunny Joseph have declined to revise the candidate decision pending Anvar’s clear commitment.
• Anvar has warned he will contest under the Trinamool banner with support from Mamata Banerjee and other national TMC figures if his demand is ignored.
• He is banking on a meeting with AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal for a final resolution, with his definitive stand due shortly.