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The United Democratic Front (UDF) is earnestly considering proposals to grow the confederation and a corporate determination volition beryllium taken soon, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said present connected Monday (November 10, 2025).
The Congress person said parties from antithetic coalitions person approached the UDF. He besides hinted astatine inducting erstwhile Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar, who was earlier denied introduction into the UDF contempt a terrible fallout with the CPI(M), into the Opposition beforehand up of the section assemblage elections.
“That is being discussed and determination volition beryllium immoderate result. We don’t person immoderate specified rivalry to anyone, particularly me,” Mr. Satheesan told media successful effect to a question connected the anticipation of accommodating Mr. Anwar.
Asked astir the narration with the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind-backed Welfare Party of India (WPI), Mr. Satheesan said the UDF had accepted the enactment extended by it during the caller elections and it volition proceed to bash so. “There is nary different woody with the WPI. Both the UDF and the WPI person made it clear. They don’t enactment successful relation with the UDF straight oregon indirectly,” Mr. Satheesan said.
He repeated the disapproval that the CPI(M)’s allegation that WPI is simply a communal outfit reflected its opportunism arsenic the second had for 3 decades enjoyed the enactment of the Jamaat-e-Islami.
Mr. Satheesan sounded highly assured astir the UDF’s prospects successful the section assemblage polls. He said the UDF looks astatine the polls arsenic an accidental to prosecute the Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities earlier the tribunal of the people’s conscience, alternatively than a combat to triumph section bodies. He said the UDF was mode up of the rival fronts successful canvass preparedness, including spot sharing and campaigner declaration.
He said the UDF is aiming astatine winning the Kochi Corporation with a two-third majority.
