The novelty of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting his second seat from Wayanad catapulted this hill constituency, spread across Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram districts, into the national limelight in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The prospects of two formidable contenders from the INDIA bloc facing off, alongside a State president of a ruling party at the Centre, transforms Wayanad’s electioneering …
