Malappuram, May 25 -- As the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced bye elections to Nilambur Assembly constituency, Malappuram District Congress Committee (DCC) president VS Joy on Sunday said that the candidate will be decided by the party high command.

He said that the naming of the candidate was a mere technicality since the atmosphere in Malappuram district was such that anyone who gets nominated could win.

"The high command will decide the candidate. The candidate is merely a technicality. The atmosphere in Malappuram is such that anyone who becomes the candidate will win," Joy told reporters here.

The Nilambur Assembly constituency falls under the Malappuram district of Kerala, where the bypolls are scheduled to be held on...