Talking to mediapersons after a meeting of the LDF here, Front Convenor Paloli Mohammad Kutty said, the Front will support independents in the remaining three seats for which a unanimous decision was taken at the meeting.

Following disputes over seat sharing with LDF partners, the front could arrive at a consensus only on 129 seats. It kept aside 11 seats to decide at a later date.

The CPI(M) candidates for eight seats are -- Mr James Mathew (Irikkur), Mr Mathai Chacko (Thiruvambadi), Mr V D Devassi (Chalakkudy), Mr C M Dinesh Mani (Palluruthy), Mr C V Varghese (Idukki), Mr P K Gurudasan (Kollam), Mr V J Thankappan (Neyyattinkara) and Ms G Rajamma (Mavelikkara).

The CPI(M)-backed independents are Mr P T A Rahim (Koduvally), Mr Cheriyan Philip (Kallooppara) and Mr K T Jaleel (Kuttippuram.

''Though there were some differeces on seat sharing between the Front partners, it was sorted out and the decision was unanimous,'' he added.

The CPI(M), which had contested 74 seats in the 2001 Assembly election, will contest 84 seats this time, most of them taken from minor LDF partners.However, the CPI succeeded in getting 24 seats it had contested in the last elections.

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