05-23-2009, 11:07 AM
<!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> Prior to the polls, there was an outside chance that if the CPM under the leadership of state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan who chose to befriend Abdul Nasser Madaniâs Peopleâs Democratic Front, won a good number of seats, the CM could be eased out of his post.
But the drubbing of the Left has handicapped the official faction in the party, leaving little pressure on the chief minister. And with Mr Vijayan having to face allegations related to the Rs 374-crore SNC Lavalin scam, observers say that the CM could well roll over in laughter again.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/P...how/4567647.cms
But the drubbing of the Left has handicapped the official faction in the party, leaving little pressure on the chief minister. And with Mr Vijayan having to face allegations related to the Rs 374-crore SNC Lavalin scam, observers say that the CM could well roll over in laughter again.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/P...how/4567647.cms