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KOCHI: Stung by the losses within the native physique elections, the Congress and its allies have determined to accommodate extra events and allocate seats to the constituents in a versatile method. The purpose is to keep away from rebels and mutinies inside the events or UDF within the meeting elections. The entrance has additionally reached an settlement to share the seats of Kerala Congress (M) and LJD, which joined the LDF, among the many constituents in an amicable method. However, the Congress, the primary constituent, won’t give up to pointless strain ways of the allies however give consideration to their affordable calls for.
Also, AICC secretaries P Viswanathan, Ivan D’Souza, and P V Mohan, who’re in control of Kerala, are amassing suggestions from senior get together leaders within the wake of the native physique ballot debacle. They will submit a report back to the excessive command concerning the political scenario prevailing within the state as soon as the conferences in all 14 districts are accomplished.
Meanwhile, there are reviews that the get together leaders have reached a common settlement to area children and recent faces, and hold out veterans like P J Kurien, Ok V Thomas, M M Hassan, Ok C Joseph and Ok Babu, amongst others. The UDF allies additionally will desire recent faces as candidates. “Now the AICC secretaries are taking stock of the situation by meeting leaders. Based on their report, the high command will devise the campaign strategy. A general feeling in the party is that fielding fresh faces, women, and youth leaders will increase the poll prospects. Hence, the old guard who contested three or more times should definitely be eliminated from even the list of probable candidates. The team headed by AICC observer Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, will take the final call on the candidates and other poll-related affairs,” stated a senior Congress chief.
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which had earlier hoped to wrest the utmost variety of seats, has additionally softened its stand amid allegations that it’s going to hijack the Congress-led UDF. The Kerala Congress P J Joseph faction, which had staked declare on all 15 seats earlier contested by the united KC(M), has additionally modified its stand.
The constituents will alternate a number of seats amongst themselves contemplating the winnability. The League needs to contest in Thavanur towards Higher Education Minister Ok T Jaleel because the get together is assured of profitable the seat. Instead of this, League will hand over Perinthalmanna or one other seat from its quota to the Congress which contested in Thavanur final time. Another dialogue doing the rounds is the alternate of Perambra and Thiruvambady seats by IUML and KC Joseph faction.
The Perambra seat contested by KC(M) can be handed over to League, which has extra probabilities there, and settle for Thiruvambady from it.“Learning lessons from the poll debacle, UDF constituents have become more united. They have learnt that the upcoming assembly elections are a do or die battle for all of them,” stated a UDF chief, who requested anonymity.
The UDF will start the formal seat-sharing talks after the conclusion of the ‘Kerala Yatra’ to be led by Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala. Though the growth of the entrance can also be on the agenda, a common settlement is to area Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) chief P C George, MLA, as an impartial as an alternative of accommodating his get together as a constituent.
OLD guard out?
There are reviews that leaders of the Congress get together have reached a common settlement to area extra children and recent faces, and hold out veterans like P J Kurien, Ok V Thomas, M M Hassan, Ok C Joseph and Ok Babu. Reportedly, different allies of the UDF additionally desire recent faces as candidates.
alternate season
Allies together with the Indian Union Muslim League and the Kerala Congress (M) Joseph faction, which had earlier staked declare on numerous seats of their choice, appear to have softened their stand. The constituents will alternate a number of seats amongst themselves contemplating the winnability of the entrance.
