THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The crucial UDF meet to discuss the strategy to be adopted on Kuttanad and Chavara by-polls will be held on Tuesday. As it is confirmed that Jose faction will go to UDF, official decision to give Kuttanad seat to Joseph faction will be taken on Tuesday. There is consensus among UDF leaders to give Kuttanad seat to Joseph faction.

Even though certain quarters like Youth Congress has asked the UDF leadership to field a congress candidate in Kuttanad, top Congress leaders including Chennithala is not interested in that suggestion. Other parties in UDF, especially Muslim League has also opined that decisions which could destabilise the front should not be taken. UDF meet to be held today will also decide the candidate to be fielded in Kuttanad. Joseph faction has put forward the name of advocate Jacob Abraham, who has contested from Kuttanad in the last assembly polls.

UDF meet will also decide the final stand to be taken on Jose faction. P J Joseph has also called for a meeting of his party on Tuesday evening after UDF meet. Joseph faction has also decided to officially declare their candidate and enter into campaigning.