Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has escalated its attack over the controversial appearance of a BJP seal on an Election Commission document, alleging that the incident is not accidental but part of a larger conspiracy aimed at tarnishing the party's image.

BJP State General Secretary Adv S Suresh claimed that the episode was orchestrated with the involvement of individuals linked to the CPI(M).

He specifically named suspended official Jaisal P Azeez, alleging that the officer has close associations with the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala.

According to Suresh, the timing of the suspension-only after the controversy became public-raises serious doubts and points to an attempt to contain political damage rather tha...