After civic poll drubbing, Kerala Congress MP Sudhakaran, others call for effective, energetic leadership ANI | Updated: Dec 17, 2020 20:29 IST
Kannur (Kerala) [India], December 17 (ANI): After the drubbing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) received in the recent local body elections in Kerala, senior Congress leaders have come out openly seeking a leadership change in the party ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.
The party emerged victorious in the CPI(M) stronghold of Kannur, by winning 34 seats out of the 55 and the only Corporation seat among the six in Kerala. Congress leadership in Kerala need to change from top to bottom, otherwise party won t be able to survive against the strategy of CPI ( M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) leadership in upcoming Legislative Assembly polls, K Sudhakaran, Congress MP told ANI.
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Kerala: Rift in UDF out in open after major setback in local body polls
Kerala: Rift in UDF out in open after major setback in local body polls
The rift in the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala came out in the open a day after the party faced a major setback in the local body polls.
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Kerala Congress leaders Oommen Chandy, Chennithala and others after the local body poll results on Wednesday. (PTI)
The rift in the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala came out in the open a day after the party faced a major setback in the local body polls. On Thursday, posters appeared in the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, seeking to dissolve the district Congress committee.