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Kerala Congress chairperson P.J. Joseph connected Monday signalled his willingness to negociate with the Congress implicit spot allotments for the upcoming Assembly elections.
Speaking to the media astatine Thodupuzha successful Idukki, Mr. Joseph noted that ceremonial seat-sharing discussions betwixt the Congress and Kerala Congress factions person not yet begun. “The Congress has not yet demanded the Idukki spot for the upcoming election. During negotiations betwixt the 2 parties, immoderate changes regarding seat-sharing whitethorn occur,” said the leader.
Mr. Joseph asserted that his faction retains the close to the 10 seats it contested successful the past Assembly election. “Winning each seats remains the superior docket for some the Kerala Congress and the Congress,” helium said. He further claimed that his enactment is the “original” Kerala Congress party, dismissing the request for bracketed identifiers.
The connection comes amid months of mounting unit from Congress workers to reclaim the Idukki seat. Local leaders are anxious to tract a beardown campaigner against Roshy Augustine, the LDF campaigner and person of Kerala Congress (M). Sources said that the District Congress Committee (DCC) precocious sent a ceremonial missive to the KPCC demanding that the spot beryllium returned to Congress.
A elder Congress person remarked that Mr. Joseph’s comments bespeak an consciousness of the changing “ground reality” successful the constituency. “During the past section assemblage elections, the UDF gained powerfulness successful 9 retired of 10 panchayats and the Kattappana municipality by a important margin. Notably, the Congress holds the presidency successful those 9 panchayats and the municipal chairmanship successful Kattappana,” the person said.
‘Likely candidates’
The person argued that fielding a Congress campaigner would guarantee a UDF triumph by a ample margin. “The ambiance is highly favourable for the UDF. If Congress takes implicit the seat, the enactment is considering DCC wide caput Bijo Mani, UDF chairperson Joy Vettikuzhi, oregon adjacent a astonishment campaigner from extracurricular the constituency,” helium added.
Formal negotiations are expected to instrumentality spot during the Puthuyuga Yathra, a governmental march led by Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan, erstwhile it arrives successful Idukki.
