India, March 24 -- A political row erupted on Monday after a letter from the Election Commission of India was found carrying the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, prompting sharp reactions from the CPI(M) and the Congress.

The controversy surfaced after CPI(M) flagged the issue on social media platform X, sharing an affidavit attached to a March 19, 2019, letter sent to political parties in the country that bore the BJP Kerala seal instead of the Election Commission's official seal. Reacting to the development, the ECI said it was "purely a clerical error" and had been "rectified immediately."

In a strongly worded post, the CPI(M) said, "Have all pretences been dropped by the BJP?" It added, "It is no secret that the same power centre seems ...