Joy Abraham is KC (M) Rajya Sabha candidate

KOTTAYAM: Former Poonjar MLA Joy Abraham of the Kerala Congress (M) will be the Rajya Sabha candidate. The official announcement on his candidature will be made at the steering committee meet to be convened here today.


The talks held between P J Joseph and KC (M) chairman K M Mani decided to field Joy as the candidate. The two earlier considered to field Francis George of Kerala Congress (J) for the seat. But Joseph withdrew after Mani assured to give some other post to George.


In the meantime, Chief whip P C George said nobody held talks with him in connection with the candidature of Joy Abraham. I neither support him nor oppose him, he said.