P.C. Thomas-Led Kerala Congress Leaves NDA, Will Merge With P.J. Josephâs Faction
Thomas said he has decided to quit the NDA over seat-sharing.
P.C. Thomas. Photo: Facebook/@pcthomasofficial
Politics17/Mar/2021
Kochi: The Kerala Congress headed by former Union minister P.C. Thomas on Wednesday quit the NDA, alleging that his party was neglected by the BJP-led alliance when the seats were allocated for the April 6, 2021 polls.
The faction led by Thomas would merge with the Kerala Congress headed by senior leader P.J. Joseph, which is a constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front.
Thomas was elected as MP on the NDA ticket from then Muvattupuzha seat in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. The Kerala Congress leader, who was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, said his party was given four seats in the 2016 assembly polls but not a single seat was allocated this time.
Special team formed to probe ‘kidnapping’ of girl involved in Jarkiholi sleaze clip
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March 17, 2021
Bengaluru, Mar 17: The scandal involving former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi got murkier on Wednesday with the Belagavi police forming a special team to probe the kidnapping claim raised by a girl s father stating that his daughter, allegedly the same girl from the video, was being harassed.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dr Vikram Amathe informed reporters here that based on the complaint, a special team, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Market Subdivision and APMC Police Inspector, has been formed to investigate the case.
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He says his party considers both LDF and UDF as adversaries
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) considers both the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) as adversaries in a do-or-die battle in the upcoming Assembly elections, party State president K. Surendran has said.
Unlike the previous Assembly polls, he said that the Congress-led coalition would not make any electoral impact this time. “That is why the BJP has emerged as the main opponent to the ruling LDF that has failed in all spheres of activity,” he said in an interview with
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