Congress in Kerala withdrew the candidacy of R Reshmi from Kottarakkara constituency in Kollam district on Sunday.

This comes after Reshmi told media that she has 'no chance of winning from the constituency as the LDF candidate Aysha Potty had won twice in a row.

Sabin Sathyan has been chosen as Reshmi's replacement after Reshmi had already started campaigning following the announcement of her candidature.

In recent elections, the UDF had allocated the Kottarakkara constituency to  Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai).

Since, KC (B) joined LDF this time,  seat was taken by Congress.'