The Kerala Youth Congress president, O.J. Janeesh, urged the Congress to implement the Udaipur plenary decision of reserving 50% of organizational and parliamentary seats for youth and women. He cited recent local body election successes of young candidates as validation. Janeesh also refuted claims of Congress members defecting to the BJP in Mattathur, stating BJP members voted for a Congress-supported Independent candidate, and criticized the Chief Minister's reaction to the issue.