Nemom, April 5 -- The Nemom Assembly constituency, regarded as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) gateway to the Keralam Assembly, is set to witness a triangular contest between the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2026 elections.

Keralam Education Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader V Sivankutty is seeking to retain the Nemom seat. Sivankutty had earlier lost the constituency in 2016 to BJP veteran O Rajagopal, marking the party's first-ever Assembly victory in the state. Sivankutty reclaimed the seat in the 2021 elections and is now facing a strong challenge from Keralam BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Although the CPI(M) regained control o...