Speaking to The Telegraph, Pilot said the lack of protest from the CPM suggested an understanding between the Left and the BJP in Kerala ahead of the polls. He alleged that the political proximity shows how chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had managed to secure repeated deferrals of the SNC-Lavalin corruption case in the Supreme Court, a record 37 times. ADVERTISEMENTThe case involves Canadian power company SNC Lavalin, which Pinarayi is alleged to have favoured when he was power minister in 1997. The Left in Kerala is fully in cahoots with the BJP, and both are keen to ensure that the Congress-led UDF government doesn’t come to power in Kerala. "It suits Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have the same chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala.

Source: The Telegraph March 02, 2026 01:26 UTC