Anup Jacob

It was a close shave for three ministers in the Kerala assembly on Friday when a lift's support gave way and it plunged into the basement.

Kerala's ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) on Wednesday won the Piravom by-election with Anup Jacob defeating his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) rival by more than 12,000 votes.

It was a close shave for three ministers in the Kerala assembly on Friday when a lift's support gave way and it plunged into the basement.

Kerala's ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) on Wednesday won the Piravom by-election with Anup Jacob defeating his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) rival by more than 12,000 votes.