The by-election is necessitated in Pala in Kottayam district following the death of Kerala Congress (Mani) leader K M Mani who represented the constituency from 1965 and retained it till his death in April this year. read more

Jose K Mani after the death of his father K M Mani, has anointed himself as the new chairman antagonizing a prominent faction in Kerala Congress (M) led by former minister P J Joseph. read more

The party had landed in trouble two months after founder K M Mani’s death. On Sunday, K M Mani’s son Jose K Mani, a Rajya Sabha MP, had appointed himself as the Chairman of the party ignoring party working chairman P J Joseph. read more

K M Mani was the longest-serving member of Kerala Assembly and represented Pala constituency in Kottayam for almost five decades. read more