Many UDF leaders waiting to join KC(M), says Jose K. Mani
The Hindu
KC(M) chairperson says further steps will be taken at a steering committee meeting on June 14
The political churning, stirred by the Kerala Congress (M)’s tumultuous exit from the United Democratic Front and a subsequent reconciliation with the rival front late last year, appears to be growing more disruptive in Central Travancore after the elections. Buoyed by its back-to-back successes in the local body and Assembly elections, the outfit led by Jose K. Mani is out to reshape itself as the dominant party in the region. As part of it, it has launched efforts to woo a handful of leaders from the UDF, especially the Congress, who are disenchanted with the present leadership. The step comes close on the heels of another proposal by the regional party to take a transition from its mass-based structure to a cadre system. Alongside the KC(M), the Nationalist Congress Party under the former Congress leader P.C. Chacko too has begun drawing the Congress workers across Kottayam and Pathanamthitta to its fold.More Related News