IN PICS | Glimpses of the election heat from Kerala

A boy gives his own twist to a poster of Shashi Tharoor who is seeking a fourth term from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
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)
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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. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
An old man looks at a wall filled with posters of candidates in Thiruvananthapuram.(Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
A store selling flags and trinkets of the popular political parties at Broadway. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
A store selling flags and trinkets of the popular political parties in Kochi.(Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
An awareness session being held in Thiruvananthapuram by Election Commission officials. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
An awareness session being held in Thiruvananthapuram by Election Commission officials.(Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
A store decked up
with many election-themed items in Kochi's Broadway. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
A store decked up with many election-themed items in Kochi's Broadway.(Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
Symbols of various parties displayed at a store in Kerala. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Symbols of various parties displayed at a store in Kerala.(Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Children find space for a football game in front of a wall covered with posters of candidates, in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Children find space for a football game in front of a wall covered with posters of candidates, in Thiruvananthapuram.(Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
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. (Photo | B P Deepu, EPS)
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.(Photo | B P Deepu, EPS)
Autorickshaw drivers engage in political discussion in front of
an old building at Kothakulam
Kaitharam near Paravur, Kerala. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
Autorickshaw drivers engage in political discussion in front of an old building at Kothakulam Kaitharam near Paravur, Kerala.(Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
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. (Photo | T P Sooraj, EPS)
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.(Photo | T P Sooraj, EPS)
Children wear masks with pictures of Narendra Modi during a road show in Wayanad. (Photo | E Gokul, EPS)
Children wear masks with pictures of Narendra Modi during a road show in Wayanad.(Photo | E Gokul, EPS)
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. (Photo | E Gokul, EPS)
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.(Photo | E Gokul, EPS)
Rahul Gandhi waving at the public during his roadshow in Kalpetta, Wayanad. (Photo | E Gokul, EPS)
Rahul Gandhi waving at the public during his roadshow in Kalpetta, Wayanad.(Photo | E Gokul, EPS)

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