NEW INNINGS
Former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, who had taken a backseat in Kerala politics, is planning to contest the Lok Sabha election for the first time in his 60-year long career. The buzz is that the 75-year-old may contest from Idukki constituency. Chandy, the AICC general secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh, has represented Puthuppally in the Kerala assembly since 1970.