Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 -- The Kerala high court on Wednesday held that a petition filed against the election of BJP MP and Union minister of state Suresh Gopi from Thrissur alleging certain corrupt practices during the campaign was maintainable.

The high court bench of Justice Kauser Edappagath dismissed an interim application filed by Gopi, the sole BJP MP from Kerala, challenging the election petition filed by Binoy AS, an All India Youth Federation (AIYF) leader and a voter from Thrissur.

"The upshot of the findings is that challenge to the maintainable of the election petition raised on all grounds must fail. Hence the preliminary objections raised by the respondent (Gopi) is overruled. Election petition is not liable to be dis...