Police have registered a case against representatives of the BJP-led NDA in Palakkad constituency for allegedly bribing voters ahead of the 2026 Assembly election.
The FIR alleges that representatives of the alliance distributed money to voters on April 8, with visuals capturing a woman associated with BJP candidate Sobha Surendran handing over cash to an elderly voter.
The Election Commission sent a flying squad to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry, and the district collector has recommended a detailed inquiry considering the seriousness of the allegations.
BJP candidate Surendran dismissed the charges as politically motivated, but the local Congress unit released photos of the woman allegedly handing over money to the elderly voter.
