Overview
- Jose K. Mani said Kerala Congress (M) remains with the Left Democratic Front and dismissed reports of outreach from the Congress as baseless.
- He rejected claims of any talks with Sonia Gandhi and criticized media narratives about a rift or a front switch.
- Mani said general secretary Stephen George represented the party at recent LDF meetings and noted all five KC(M) MLAs joined the LDF protest he missed.
- The party’s steering committee meets on January 16, with leaders reiterating there is no internal division over alliance choices.
- KDP’s Mani C. Kappan told IUML’s P. K. Kunhalikutty he would not vacate Pala for a KC(M) return as IUML said no seat-sharing talks have begun, while Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala claimed the UDF is on track for a big win.