Kerala CM Decision Looms as Congress Weighs 3 Major Contenders - Who Are They?
Party observers met 63 MLAs as internal lobbying and street demonstrations intensified over who will lead Kerala’s new Congress government.
- Following the Congress-led United Democratic Front's victory in the Kerala Assembly elections, the party faces a critical decision regarding its next Chief Minister, with an announcement expected by Sunday.
- Three senior leaders are contending for the top post: Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan, former Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, and All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal, who serves as a bridge between state and national leadership.
- While Venugopal reportedly holds support from more than 40 of the party's 63 Congress MLAs, an accidental disclosure of a document on Friday purportedly tracking MLA votes caused significant political embarrassment.
- Thousands of party workers staged demonstrations across Kerala demanding V.D. Satheesan lead the state, defying state leadership warnings that such public displays could result in disciplinary action.
- V.D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala, and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunny Joseph are bound for Delhi on Saturday for final discussions with the Congress High Command to avert an acrimonious leadership race.
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