Idukki : LDF has lost power in Upputhara grama panchayat after a UDF no-confidence motion passed with the support of a BJP member and an independent.
The motion secured 10 votes in the 18-member council: Eight from UDF, plus BJP’s Nisha Pradeep and the independent. The eight LDF members, including the president, stayed away. Presiding officer C V Ajayakumar, the Kattappana block development officer, declared the motion passed.
Nisha Pradeep arrived minutes before the meeting was scheduled to begin.
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BJP has suspended Nisha for defying the party whip, BJP south district president V C Varghese said. Varghese said further action would follow against other leaders if their involvement or a conspiracy was established. Acting on a complaint from the BJP panchayat committee, the party has also temporarily relieved district secretary Santhosh Krishna of his responsibilities for allegedly acting against the party’s position, with the state committee’s approval. Download the TOI App.