Pathanamthitta, March 30 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday termed the 2026 Keralam Assembly elections as a contest between Congress-led UDF and the "combination of the LDF and BJP."

Addressing an election rally in Pathanamthitta, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the LDF government in Keralam is controlled by the BJP in the Centre. Backing his claim, he said that the Centre has filed no case against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as he does not fight against the BJP.

He also highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not mention the Sabrimala gold theft case in his address in Palakkad on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi alleged a BJP-CPIM nexus in Kerala. "BJP knows that if they are in power in Delhi, then any LDF governm...