As the major coalitions in Kerala begin to gear up for Lok Sabha elections next year, the Kerala Congress (M) led by by Jose K. Mani has started discovering the red lines within the Left Democratic Front and work out a strategy to affirm its special position in the agrarian core of Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta districts.
A steering committee meeting of the regional party, which was held here the other day, discussed in detail the party present position in each of these Lok Sabha constituencies and made an in-principle decision to stake claim for at least two.
“While there will be no change in Kottayam, which is our sitting seat, we are counting on a different set of calculations to come into play while fielding candidates in the remaining seats of Central Travancore. After all, KC(M) is the only party other than the CPI(M) to boast representation in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha,” pointed out a senior KC(M) leader.
