Padmaja Venugopal is the daughter of K. Karunakaran, adding to the surprise among Congress ranks following Anil Antony, son of AK Antony, also joining the BJP camp.

Anvar has made a dramatic shift, moving from being a young Congress activist to a leader in the K Karunakaran-led DIC, later transitioning to the LDF as a CPM-backed MLA. Now, after joining the ...