The Welfare Party of India (WPI) has announced to contest in 3 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala in the coming general elections. The contesting seats are Chalakkudy, Malappuram and Attingal. General Secretary of WPI Kerala, K Ambujakshan (Chalakkudy), Treasurer Prof P Ismail (Malappuram) and executive member Priya Sunil will be the candidates. Party leaders said it would also consider contesting more seats in the state. The party has already started its election campaign. This move of the party has got great importance as Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in Kerala, which had been supporting the Left Democratic Front in earlier elections, has extended its support the WPI.
Meanwhile, the Apex Court has asked political parties to refrain from poll-promising which they cannot keep post-elections. Pronouncing its verdict involving non-fulfilment of poll-promise of Kerala government on 6 February, the court asked every state to abstain from such false promises or tokenism.