<p>Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected CPI(M) leader M Swaraj's plea seeking invalidation of the election of Congress leader and former Kerala minister K Babu from the Thrippunithura seat in the 2021 assembly polls.</p>.<p> Justice P G Ajithkumar dismissed the plea by Swaraj in which he had alleged that Babu used religious symbols during his poll campaigns to canvass votes in his favour.</p>.Kerala High Court grants relief to Thomas Isaac in masala bond case probe.<p> The detailed order is not yet available on the court website.</p>.<p>In the petition, Swaraj had accused Babu and other Congress workers of canvassing votes in the name of Lord Ayyappa. The CPI(M) leader had alleged that, as a result, the election was vitiated by corrupt practices under several provisions of The Representation of The People Act.</p>
<p>Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected CPI(M) leader M Swaraj's plea seeking invalidation of the election of Congress leader and former Kerala minister K Babu from the Thrippunithura seat in the 2021 assembly polls.</p>.<p> Justice P G Ajithkumar dismissed the plea by Swaraj in which he had alleged that Babu used religious symbols during his poll campaigns to canvass votes in his favour.</p>.Kerala High Court grants relief to Thomas Isaac in masala bond case probe.<p> The detailed order is not yet available on the court website.</p>.<p>In the petition, Swaraj had accused Babu and other Congress workers of canvassing votes in the name of Lord Ayyappa. The CPI(M) leader had alleged that, as a result, the election was vitiated by corrupt practices under several provisions of The Representation of The People Act.</p>