The Congress in Kerala has achieved a detente with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) by promising the key United Democratic Front (UDF) ally a Rajya Sabha berth in return for relinquishing the latter’s strident demand for a third Lok Sabha seat.
At a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on February 28 (Wednesday), Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan conceded that the IUML was “immensely eligible” for a third Lok Sabha seat.
However, Mr. Satheesan said, the IUML “gracefully renounced” its “immensely justifiable demand” after the Congress raised specific questions about the practicality of such a last-minute arrangement.
