Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) announced on Sunday that it will contest 86 seats in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on April 9.

CPI(M) State Secretary MV Govindan announced that the party will contest 86 seats in the upcoming elections, with 56 sitting MLAs seeking re-election.

"CPI(M) will contest in 86 seats. 56 sitting MLAs will contest again. The Politburo meeting decided that one member from the Politburo should contest in the election. PB member and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will contest in the election. CPI(M) candidates were selected in a completely democratic manner," Govindan said.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will contest from hi...