The heavier-than-expected defeat in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, and Idukki has cast doubts on its strategy to swing votes from the Catholic majority and rubber-growing areas to the Left through the KC(M). The defeat in Kottayam puts KC(M) in a precarious position as the regional party will be left without any representation in Parliament, with Jose K. Mani’s Rajya Sabha tenure ending on July 1
