Kochi: Crisis is looming large over the grand old party of Congress due to differences cropping up over allocation of seats in assembly elections in Kerala.
This has created a major crisis in the Congress-led UDF which has been out of power for a decade in Kerala where Left front front and Congress rule the state after each five years.
The major issue is over allocation of Punalur and Kasaragod to its key partner Muslim League.
At a time when the Congress is struggling to come out of factionalism within the party, differences in the party over allocation of seats to Muslim League has come as a major blow to the coalition.
The groupism-riddled party is now facing problems over allocation of seats to its allies, mainly the Muslim League.
Congress rebels have announced the name of a Congress candidate against Muslim League nominee in Punalur in Kollam.
Rebel Congress candidate took part in a rally organised against the official candidate of Muslim League which is part of the Congress led United Democratic Front.
Besides Punalur, Kasaragod is a seat creating headache for Congress as party rebels have started campaigns against Muslim League candidate K M Shaji.
Congress central leadership’s decision disallowing party Parliament members to contest assembly polls has added fuel to fire.
Decision of firebrand Congress leader K Sudhakaran, MP, to flout party diktat preventing parliamentarians to contest assembly election from Kannur is talk of the town.
Crisis in UDF over seats allocation
