Congress keeps cards close to chest on talks with LDF ally Kerala Congress (M)

Updated - January 13, 2026 01:39 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K. Mani | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Congress appeared to maintain an enigmatic position on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) on whether it had opened talks with the Kerala Congress (M), a Left Democratic Front (LDF) ally, about a possible defection to the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in the crucial Assembly election year in Kerala. When asked by reporters in Thiruvananthapuram as to whether Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had extended an olive branch to KC(M) chairperson Jose K.