Pinarayi Vijayan slams Rahul Gandhi's Kerala candidacy

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for contesting from the seat and questioned why he doesn't "fight the BJP directly".

The battle for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala is heating up on the eve of the last day of filing nominations.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for contesting from the seat and questioned why he doesn't "fight the BJP directly".

Vijayan has argued that in Kerala, Rahul Gandhi is contesting against an ally -- the Communist Party of India's candidate Annie Raja.