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Traditional base of KC(M) unlikely to shift allegiance to LDF, feels P. J. Jossph
A gathering of the United Democratic Front (UDF) right here on Thursday settled that the desertion of the alliance by the Jose. {K}. Mani faction of the Kerala Congress (M) would scarcely dent the electoral prospects of the opposition alliance in central Travancore within the forthcoming native physique and Assembly elections.
Mr Mani’s arch-rival within the KC (M), P. J. Joseph, reportedly assured the assembly that the celebration’s conventional base was unlikely to shift its loyalty to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) merely as a result of a person chief had performed turncoat.
Mr Joseph ‘claimed’ that KC (M) staff have been abandoning Mr. Mani within the heartland of the celebration in Kottayam. The trickle would quickly turn into a flood.
Mr. Joseph reportedly exuded confidence that the UDF would maintain its floor towards the ruling entrance regardless of Mr. Mani’s shift in political allegiance.
It famous that the CPI had reservations about Mr. Mani’s inclusion. So did the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) whose Pala seat was at stake given Mr. Mani’s robust pitch for the constituency.
NCP chief and Pala MLA Mani. C. Kappan ‘feared’ that Mr. Mani would displace him. So did different Kerala Congress splinter teams within the LDF.
IUML chief, P. {K}. Kunhalikutty reportedly opined that Mr. Mani can be hard-pressed to clarify his defection to KC(M) supporters.
Moreover, the political environment was conducive to a UDF win, and conventional UDF voters in central Travancore had little incentive to offer the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities a second time period in workplace.
At a media briefing later, UDF convenor M. M Hassan demanded that Mr. Mani surrender the Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats his faction had received on the expense of the opposition alliance.
Mr. Mani’s defection has accorded no political benefit to the LDF. The UDF would meet on November 23 in Kochi to weigh the political state of affairs. Forward Bloc nationwide secretary G. Devarajan and CMP chief C. P. John have been amongst these current.
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