Tharoor on upcoming Kerala polls, says 'We need to change the govt…'

New Delhi, 16 March 2026 (ANI): On the announcement of dates of polls in 5 states/UTs, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "Kerala is an important election. It's a very important challenge for us because we've had the CPM LDF government coming back to power last time, which is unusual because for half a century, the two parties, the two fronts, have alternated in the government. We don't want to allow them to repeat this. We need to change the government again this time. This very surprisingly early election has taken us all aback...There's just barely three weeks left and three and a half weeks...We are working hard, prepared to rise to that challenge. I think in the next couple of days, you'll see some candidates being announced...I will probably not be here for the last two weeks of Parliament to campaign..."