Win a token of approval for government

KOZHIKODE: The unprecedented win of UDF candidate Anoop Jacob in Piravom bypolls is a token of approval for the UDF government led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Socialist Janata (Democratic) leader M P Veerendrakumar has said.“UDF faced the election after accepting CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s challenge that the by-election would be an evaluation of the state government. UDF stood united in the election campaign, which was another major factor for this historic win,” he said.