Kerala elections: G. Sudhakaran dismisses talks of joining Congress, blames CPI(M)’s ‘ideological drift’ for its poll rout

After his emphatic victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, veteran communist leader G. Sudhakaran has ruled out the possibility of joining the Congress or forming a broader alliance of CPI(M) rebels.

Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sudhakaran, who contested and won as an Independent with UDF support after ending his six-decade association with the CPI(M), in Ambalappuzha constituency in Alappuzha, said he would continue as an “Independent”.