Thrikkakara’s Thumping Bypoll Win Buoys Kerala Congress, But Will It Put Brakes on SilverLine?

Congress candidate Uma Thomas has won the Thrikkakara by-election in Kerala by a record margin of 25,000 votes in results declared on Friday, following a high-voltage campaign in the assembly constituency. The opposition will now be raising the issue of the controversial SilverLine project against the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) with more vigour, claiming that the election result is a vindication of the stand against the…