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The Pala MLA may be inducted into the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet replacing AK Saseendran
The Independent MLA dismissed rumours that he will become a part of the Left Democratic Front by rejoining his parent party.
The Mamata Banerjee-led party, which is on an ambitious expansion plan in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, has approached a few leaders in Kerala.
KC (M) leader and MP Thomas Chazhikadan fired the first salvo after his party’s high-level committee meeting.
It is a victory of Kappen's personal charm, which the UDF machinery could tap. It seems Pala also voted heavily against Jose K Mani's perceived unfriendly nature and selfish political motives.
The election in Pala was keenly watched by Kerala as Jose K Mani contested on the LDF ticket.
While Jose is adamant on recapturing the constituency his party the Kerala Congress (Mani) had lost in a 2019 bypoll after the demise of his father K M Mani, Kappan is fighting to retain the seat he had wrested from then.
Kappan said that the party will request 3 seats, including Pala, from the UDF for the upcoming Assembly elections.
Kappan and nine others have resigned from NCP to form a new regional wing.
If Kappan is allotted the poll symbol of the Congress as is rumoured, the Pala contest would be tough for Jose K Mani.