Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, the Jamaat-e-Islami has made its political stance clear by declaring its support for “winnable non-BJP candidates” in constituencies where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a considerable presence. Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (January 7, 2025), Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Kerala amir P. Mujeeb Rahman said that though the organisation has “strong reservations” against the Left parties in Kerala, it would support the candidates, including those from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), in constituencies to keep the BJP at bay. Admitting that the same stance...