Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, March 29, 2011: Union Defence Minister and Congress Working Committee member A.K. Antony will launch his election campaign for UDF candidates from March 31. He would arrive in the State capital on March 30. He would officially begin his campaign by addressing a meet-the-press program of the Kesari Memorial Journalists Trust here on March 31. His election tour will begin from Kasaragod on April 1.

The following is the schedule. April 1: Kasaragod and Kannur, April 2: Wayanad and Kozhikode, April 3: Malappuram, April 4: Palakkad, April 5: Thrissur, April 6: Ernakulam, April 7: Alappuzha, April 8: Kottayam and Peerumadu, April 9: Pathanamthitta, April 10: Kollam, and April 11: Thiruvananthapuram.

(News agency)