The Congress is planning to lure “disgruntled elements” in the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in a bid to diversify and strengthen the United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
It was part of the ‘Mission 24’ declaration made at the valedictory event of the two-day ‘Navsankalp Chintan Shivir’ that concluded here on Sunday. Though the declaration did not name any political party, it indicated the party’s reported efforts to bring back the Kerala Congress (Mani) and the Loktantrik Janata Dal to the UDF.
While making the announcement, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran said that political parties that followed Leftist ideology would find it difficult to function within the LDF, which was pursuing extreme right wing views. The UDF would welcome parties that “cannot sacrifice their political identity.”
