Key Highlights
- NSS and SNDP signaled a thaw in their longstanding rivalry over caste-based reservations.
- The organizations are considering a strategic alignment ahead of Kerala's Assembly elections.
- This rapprochement follows the Global Ayyappa Sangamam event in September.
- Both groups have historically represented the Nair and Ezhava communities, respectively.
- The shift comes as minority communities consolidate support for the Congress-led UDF.
