No discussions held with LDF over joining left front: JDU

Janata Dal United , part of the Opposition Congress-led UDF in Kerala, has not held any discussions with the ruling CPI(M) headed LDF over joining the left front, a top leader said today.

JDU National General secretary Varghese George said "we have never discussed the matter."

Since CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had made an appeal to JDU to return to the LDF, some JDU leaders had expressed the 'concerns' of the party, he said.

Earlier also there had been a proposal from LDF that socialist parties should come together, he said.

Balakrishnan had recently stated that smaller parties, including JDU, should return to LDF.

JDU state general secretary Sheikh P Harris said the party had suffered only losses after becoming a part of the UDF in 2009.

George said in the last assembly polls, though the JDU had contested seven assembly seats, it had lost all of them.

In addition to this,it had lost the Palakkad Lok Sabha seat in 2014 from where party chief Veerendra Kumar had contested.

"Hence, there is some discontent in the party over the electoral performance," he said.

The party had asked UDF several times to discuss the matter.

"Discussions were avoided. Though two committees were set up to go into the assembly and Lok Sabha defeats, the reports have not been disclosed so far," the JDU leader told

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