Caught in a fix after the Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) merged with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) at the national level, its Kerala unit is weighing up multiple options before taking a final decision to float a new political entity or amalgamate with any socialist party.
Senior functionaries told The Hindu that the State committee and the State council of the party would meet in Kozhikode in the first week of April to chalk out a political strategy to stay relevant in national politics. During the interim period, however, the State unit would remain as an independent political party.
The State leadership viewed the merger as an arbitrarily decision taken by the Central leaders ignoring all procedures. Technically, the merger will not disqualify its lone LJD legislator, K. P. Mohanan, or about 100 elected members in three-tier local- and civic bodies.
