Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Kerala's Wayanad seat has seriously offended the state's ruling CPM, which is part of the opposition alliance that's taking on the BJP in the coming national elections. While there has been no official reaction from the CPM's state unit, senior party leader Prakash Karat said that they would "work to ensure the defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad". The CPM-led Left Democratic Front has already fielded CPI's PP Suneer from the seat.
