Kerala MLA disqualified for campaigning on communal lines
The Kerala High Court on Friday disqualified Indian Union Muslim League MLA KM Shaji for six years for campaigning on communal lines in the 2016 Assembly elections. MV Nikesh Kumar, who lost the polls against Shaji, had moved the court claiming Shaji had played the communal card. Meanwhile, the court also instructed the Election Commission to conduct a fresh election.