Unrest has been brewing within LDF ally Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD).
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Unrest has been brewing within LDF ally Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD). A section of senior leaders from the warring faction met national chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday seeking to remove state president M V Shreyams Kumar in view of the party’s lacklustre performance in the recent assembly elections and failure to obtain a cabinet berth in the Left government.
LJD national general secretary Varghese George, state general secretary Sheikh P Harris, K P Mohanan, MLA, and state vice-president V Surendran Pillai met Yadav in Delhi and demanded a total revamp in party leadership. The rebel leaders pointed out that despite the party being allotted three seats - Vadakara, Kalpetta and Koothuparamba it could win only the third one. Later, while minor parties with just one seat secured ministership, LJD was ignored. The rebel leaders fel
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