Sonia Gandhi, the BJP candidate from the Munnar panchayat, has become the focus of local interest. Though she carries the name of the former Congress president, her political journey has taken a completely different direction.

Her father, the late Dure Raj, was a worker from Nallathanni Kallaar and a senior Congress leader. Out of admiration for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and affection for his newborn daughter, he chose to name her after the former party chief.

However, Sonia’s political alignment changed after her marriage. Her husband, Subhash, is an active BJP worker and currently serves as the panchayat general secretary.

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A year and a half ago, he contested as the BJP candidate in a by

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