Kochi: The High Court rejected the petition filed by M Swaraj questioning the election victory of K Babu in Tripunithura assembly constituency. With this, Babu can continue as MLA.
M Swaraj approached the High Court seeking annulment of the election citing that K Babu had used the image of Sabarimala Ayyappan in his election campaign.
Earlier, Babu had approached the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of M Swaraj’s petition. But the Supreme Court rejected this petition and opined that the argument should continue in the High Court.