The Congress decided to give the Kollam seat to Premachandran where the state witnessed a tough poll battle.
When the votes were counted, not only did Baby lose, he finished second in his assembly constituency at Kundara, prompting him to resign as a legislator, a decision which was turned down by his party.
The two factions of the RSP - the one that recently crossed over to the UDF and the RSP (B) led by State Labour Minister Shibu Baby John - are set to merge to form a single unit June 10.
