History repeats, Left won God's own country

Chandy himself may have won from the Puthupally constituency, but his party had to bite the dust. But why did the Congress fare so badly? The Congress-led UDF government was battling many factors -- from corruption allegations of solar scam and bar bribery, to an aggressive opposition which spared no efforts to put the Chandy dispensation in the dock. In the face of it all, the Congress could not put up a credible defence.