<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Janata Dal (S) Kerala leadership on Friday decided to stall the proposal to form a new party unit in Kerala and instead resolve to remain as the 'real' JD(S). </p><p>Party state president and MLA Mathew T Thomas told the media after the state leadership meeting that party supremo H D Deve Gowda-led faction's decision to join NDA was against the party's anti-BJP stand taken by the national plenary earlier. Hence, Gowda could not remain as party national president anymore. </p><p>Kerala unit and other state units opposed to the BJP alliance are the real JD(S), he said. </p>.Differences in JD(S) in Kerala over future course of action.<p>The Kerala leadership also decided to make efforts to unify other state units opposed to Gowda's decision to join the NDA and convene a national council to reject the decision. </p><p>Thomas also reiterated that the party Kerala unit would remain with the ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front. There was no pressure from the Left front to form a new party as the Kerala unit already clarified its anti-BJP position. </p><p>Sources said that fear of disqualification of two MLAs of the JD(S) in Kerala, including Power Minister K Krishnan Kutty, in case of forming a new party and lack of consensus among leaders were learnt to have compelled the party to stall plans for forming a new party. </p><p>A recent statement of Gowda that the decision to join NDA was taken with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's concurrence had triggered a row. Gowda later withdrew the statement. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Janata Dal (S) Kerala leadership on Friday decided to stall the proposal to form a new party unit in Kerala and instead resolve to remain as the 'real' JD(S). </p><p>Party state president and MLA Mathew T Thomas told the media after the state leadership meeting that party supremo H D Deve Gowda-led faction's decision to join NDA was against the party's anti-BJP stand taken by the national plenary earlier. Hence, Gowda could not remain as party national president anymore. </p><p>Kerala unit and other state units opposed to the BJP alliance are the real JD(S), he said. </p>.Differences in JD(S) in Kerala over future course of action.<p>The Kerala leadership also decided to make efforts to unify other state units opposed to Gowda's decision to join the NDA and convene a national council to reject the decision. </p><p>Thomas also reiterated that the party Kerala unit would remain with the ruling CPM-led Left Democratic Front. There was no pressure from the Left front to form a new party as the Kerala unit already clarified its anti-BJP position. </p><p>Sources said that fear of disqualification of two MLAs of the JD(S) in Kerala, including Power Minister K Krishnan Kutty, in case of forming a new party and lack of consensus among leaders were learnt to have compelled the party to stall plans for forming a new party. </p><p>A recent statement of Gowda that the decision to join NDA was taken with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's concurrence had triggered a row. Gowda later withdrew the statement. </p>