Kottayam: Ruling out speculations about the Kerala Congress (M) returning to the United Democratic Front (UDF), party leader Jose K Mani on Wednesday said the party would firmly remain with the Left Democratic Front (LDF).

Addressing the media here, Mani said he would lead the LDF’s procession in the central Kerala region and that all MLAs of the party would unanimously stand by the decision to continue in the LDF.

Dismissing reports that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had reached out to him with an invitation to rejoin the UDF, Mani said such media reports were speculative and driven by hidden agendas.

“Our party is now with the LDF, and we will continue in the Left Front. There is no reason to think otherwise,” he said, adding that the front of which KC(M) is a constituent would come to power in Kerala after the Assembly elections.

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Mani also pointed out that while the UDF secured a majority in 110 Assembly segments in the previous Lok Sabha elections, the number of constituencies where it held a majority came down to 80 in the recently held local body polls.

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