<p>The Congress today began talks with four of its front partners-- Kerala Congress (Mani), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Socialist Janata (Democratic) of M P Veerandra Kumar and Communist Marxist Party (CMP) led by M V Raghavan.<br /><br />Kerala Congress (M) leader, K M Mani, told reporters after holding talks with Opposition leader Oommen Chandy, Kerala PCC President Ramesh Chennithala and UDF Convenor P P Thankachan, that his party had demanded 22 seats, including the Thodupuzha seat. <br /><br />This was not an 'unjust' demand and this was what the party deserves, he said adding besides the 18 sitting seats, the party has demanded only four more additional seats.<br /><br />The KC(m) had contested 11 seats in the 2006 polls. Following its merger with factions led by P J Joseph and and P C George, which together had contested 7 seats, the KC(m) is now demanding 22 seats, double the seat allocated to it in the previous election.<br /><br />Thankachan told reporters after the first round of discussions with the KC(m), 'We have heard them'. Further talks would be held at thiruvananthapuram on Apr 9, he said.<br /><br />Discussions are also being held with Kerala Congress (Jacob), CMP and SJD today</p>
<p>The Congress today began talks with four of its front partners-- Kerala Congress (Mani), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Socialist Janata (Democratic) of M P Veerandra Kumar and Communist Marxist Party (CMP) led by M V Raghavan.<br /><br />Kerala Congress (M) leader, K M Mani, told reporters after holding talks with Opposition leader Oommen Chandy, Kerala PCC President Ramesh Chennithala and UDF Convenor P P Thankachan, that his party had demanded 22 seats, including the Thodupuzha seat. <br /><br />This was not an 'unjust' demand and this was what the party deserves, he said adding besides the 18 sitting seats, the party has demanded only four more additional seats.<br /><br />The KC(m) had contested 11 seats in the 2006 polls. Following its merger with factions led by P J Joseph and and P C George, which together had contested 7 seats, the KC(m) is now demanding 22 seats, double the seat allocated to it in the previous election.<br /><br />Thankachan told reporters after the first round of discussions with the KC(m), 'We have heard them'. Further talks would be held at thiruvananthapuram on Apr 9, he said.<br /><br />Discussions are also being held with Kerala Congress (Jacob), CMP and SJD today</p>