Setting the stage for a direct showdown between rival factions of the Kerala Congress in the Kottayam parliamentary constituency after four and a half decades, the United Democratic Front (UDF) on Saturday decided to field Kerala Congress deputy chairman K. Francis George in the seat.
The announcement, which came after approval from the UDF leadership, was made by party chairman P.J. Joseph at the party headquarters on Saturday. Expressing confidence in the UDF’s prospects, Mr. Joseph said, “Five out of seven Assembly segments in the Kottayam constituency currently belong to the UDF. In the parliamentary election, the UDF will secure a majority in all seven Assembly segments as the people are eager to voice their opposition to the government’s anti-people and anti-farmer policies.”
