There was no need to attach any special importance to the Congress president contesting from the state and Gandhi was just one among the 20 candidates of the opposition UDF, who are trying their luck from Kerala, he said. "If Gandhi's fight is against the BJP, he should have contested against the saffron party. In Kerala, the fight is between LDF and UDF in the elections," Vijayan told a meet-the-press programme at the Press Club here.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rahul-gandhis-contest-from-wayanad-a-fight-against-left-kerala-cm/articleshow/68655705.cms