Small allies told to share Cabinet posts Updated: Updated: Crucial LDF meeting tomorrow, CPI(M) to have 12 Ministers and CPI four Share Article Crucial LDF meeting tomorrow, CPI(M) to have 12 Ministers and CPI four The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on Sunday reportedly prodded four minor Left Democratic Front (LDF) allies with not more than one seat in the next Assembly to share a maximum of two Cabinet berths between themselves. The details of the close door talks were sketchy. Nevertheless, party persons privy to the negotiations said the CPI(M) had persuaded Indian National League (INL), Congress (S), Kerala Congress (B) and Democratic Kerala Congress (DKC) to hold a Cabinet rank for two-and-a-half years and concede the remaining term to another single-member ally.