Big cash for votes row erupts in Kerala ahead of bypolls
A big political war erupted in Kerala over the allegations of cash for votes levelled by the Left parties against the Congress ahead of bypolls in the state. After two suitcases were seized by police from a hotel where members of different parties were staying for campaign purposes in Palakkad, the Left alleged that a youth Congress leader was caught on CCTV camera, pulling a bag full of cash to one of the rooms.