Amidst speculations that the Congress is looking to field its candidate in Kottayam for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Kerala Congress on Thursday clarified that there was no question of handing the seat over to any other party.
“The rumours that the Congress will contest from Kottayam are baseless. There is no doubt that the Kerala Congress will represent the UDF in the constituency,” Kerala Congress chairman P.J. Joseph told media persons.
The party already kick-started preparatory works for the election with a two-day-long camp at Pala, which concluded on Friday. “Discussions on seat sharing are yet to begin in the UDF camp. But as far as Kottayam is concerned, there are no second thought at all that we have a natural claim over the seat,’’ added Mr. Joseph.
