A boy gives his own twist to a poster of Shashi Tharoor who is seeking a fourth term from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo | B P Deepu, EPS)
Unlike yesteryears, the lead-up to the 2024 general election has been somewhat lukewarm. A slew of factors are responsible for this — the scorching heat, examinations, a clutch of festivals, and the growing dependence on digital campaigns. However, that hasn’t stopped party workers from dreaming big.
An old man looks at a wall filled with posters of candidates in Thiruvananthapuram.A store selling flags and trinkets of the popular political parties in Kochi.An awareness session being held in Thiruvananthapuram by Election Commission officials.A store decked up
with many election-themed items in Kochi's Broadway.Symbols of various parties displayed at a store in Kerala.Children find space for a football game in front of a wall covered with posters of candidates, in Thiruvananthapuram.An elderly man checking the results of the lottery draw in the backdrop of hoarings of the Lok Sabha election candidates at Chalai market, Thiruvananthapuram.Autorickshaw drivers engage in political discussion in front of
an old building at Kothakulam
Kaitharam near Paravur, Kerala.People who arrived for the LDF’s Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency convention at Marine Drive in Kochi hold up chairs and hand fans to protect themselves from the sudden rain.Children wear masks with pictures of Narendra Modi during a road show in Wayanad.Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi hanging a bunch of golden shower blossoms in her car. She received the flowers from the residents of Maravayal ST Colony in Wayanad during her visit alongside Rahul Gandhi, who took out a roadshow.Rahul Gandhi waving at the public during his roadshow in Kalpetta, Wayanad.