Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that officials from the Labour Department have been deployed for election duties in Nemom, where Labour Minister V Sivankutty is contesting against the BJP's Kerala President Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

According to the party, around 90 officials have been appointed with "malafide intent." The BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission over the issue.

The complaint filed by BJP State General Secretary S Suresh alleged that the deputed officials were working under Sivankutty's administrative control prior. "Their continued involvement in the conduct of the election is creating a prejudice against the BJP Candidate, and there are circumstances indicating that th...