Leaders of the Janata Dal (Secular) and Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) met in Kochi on Thursday to work out modalities for the merger of the two parties and sharing of posts of office-bearers in the State unit.
As such, incumbent JD(S) State president Mathew T. Thomas will continue in the post. Three key posts, including senior vice president, secretary general and national general secretary, will be offered to the LJD leaders. LJD State president M.V. Shreyams Kumar will be elevated as one of the national general secretaries from Kerala.
However, the merger of the two parties will take place only after the conclusion of the monsoon session of Assembly beginning June 27. Prior to that, a joint State committee of the parties will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on July 10.
