BJP does not open mark in Kerala
May 11, 2006 12:11 IST
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] leader and former Union minister O Rajagopal has lost, pushed to the third position by the Left Democratic Front's K K Divakaran in a keenly watched three-cornered fight for the Palakkad seat.
Divakaran, a prominent trade union leader, wrested the seat for the CPI-M [ Images ], defeating A V Gopinath of the Congress by 1,344 votes.
Palakkad was one of the few seats in Kerala [ Images ] where the BJP had placed its hopes of making a breakthrough in the state.
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