<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, discussions on candidates' selection are progressing within various political fronts ahead of the upcoming State Assembly Elections. The State Committee of CPI(M) which met at Thiruvananthapuram prepared the draft list of candidates. CPI Constituency-wise meetings are also progressing. The Congress Screening Committee meeting to select candidates began at KPCC headquarters. The Congress Election Committee has decided not to give seats to those who failed for two consecutive times. Meeting to finalize the UDF's poll manifesto is also proceeding simultaneously. It is widely expected that the BJP primary candidate list will be out soon.</span>