The Communist Party of India (CPI) has nominated senior leader Sathyan Mokeri as the Left Democratic Front candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, where he will face Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. Mokeri, a former MLA, previously contested in 2014 but lost by 20,000 votes. He expressed confidence, stating, “Even Indira Gandhi lost elections; Priyanka can also lose.”