Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 -- Cacophony defines the Congress in Kerala - a sharp contrast to the discipline of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), where democratic centralism allows concentration of power at the top. In the Congress, every person is an opinion, or a faction. This assembly election - Kerala votes today - is an existential battle for the Congress and the United Democratic Front it heads. On the one hand, it faces a formidable challenge from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front that seeks a Congress-mukt (free) Kerala; on the other hand, it must fend off a rising Bharatiya Janata Party that eyes the party's Hindu voters in its pursuit of building a pan-Indian Hindu electorate and a Congress-mukt Bharat. An embattled Congr...