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Former KPCC presidents Mullappally Ramachandran, MM Hassan, K Sudhakaran, VM Sudheeran, K Muraleedharan, A P Anilkumar, PC Vishnunath and Shafi Parambil have arrived in New Delhi to meet Congress top leadership to finalise the next CM of the state.
New Delhi, May 09 (ANI): Kerala legislative assembly LoP V D Satheesan with Kerala Congress President Sunny Joseph, Kerala AICC in-charge Deepa Dasmunsi, party General Secretary K C Venugopal and Congress senior leader Ramesh Chennithala leave from the party President Mallikarjun Kharge's residence after the Kerala Congress meeting, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)(ANI Photo )The meeting to elect the next Kerala Chief Minister, with Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and former Keral Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs, began on Tuesday. Uncertainty has been continuing over the Congress’s Chief Minister pick for Kerala over a week after the party-led UDF alliance won assembly elections in the state
Kerala Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, and senior party leader Ramesh Chennithala are seen among the top contenders for the Chief Minister post.
Former KPCC presidents Mullappally Ramachandran, MM Hassan, K Sudhakaran, VM Sudheeran, K Muraleedharan, A P Anilkumar, PC Vishnunath and Shafi Parambil have arrived in New Delhi to meet Congress top leadership to finalise the next CM of the state.
Earlier, speaking with the reporters, MM Hassan avoided making any direct comments regarding the next Keralam Chief Minister and said that the high command will take the decision after considering all aspects.
"The Congress high command asked us to come here for the discussion...I hope that the discussions will be held regarding the chief ministership... We are all requesting that the decision be announced... The high command will make a decision while considering all the aspects," he said.
It's been a week since the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won the Kerala assembly elections. Still, suspense continues over Congress's chief ministerial nominee for the state.
Assembly elections were held in Kerala along with West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. West Bengal, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu have their chief ministers. Himanta Biswa Sarma is all set to be the chief minister of Assam. However, the Congress party hasn't finalised its chief ministerial choice in Kerala yet.
Modi's jibe at Congress
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at the party's "alleged indecision" in naming a new chief minister for Kerala, accusing the Congress leadership of allegedly stabbing its own leaders in the back.
PM Modi alleged that Congress-led governments are consumed by "internal disputes" rather than public service and pointed out that, despite securing a mandate in Kerala, the party has remained unable to choose its chief minister, leaving the state's administration in a state of paralysis.
Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Tuesday said that the Kerala CM would not be decided merely based on the opinion of MLAs, instead views of the UDF partners and the general public would also be taken into consideration.
He said that since it is the UDF CM, and not just the Congress, who is being decided, the front partners' views will also have to be considered.
If the decision had to be taken just on the views of the MLAs, it would already be done by now, Muraleedharan added, while speaking to a TV channel here.
The high command will make a decision while considering all the aspects.
"That is why the high command decided to hold an extensive discussion on the issue," he said.
(With agency inputs)
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Gulam Jeelani is Political Desk Editor at LiveMint with over 16 years of experience covering national and international politics. Based in New Delhi, Jeelani delivers impactful political narratives through breaking stories, in-depth interviews, and analytical pieces at LiveMint since February 2024. The expertise in video production fuels his current responsibilities, which include curating content and conducting video interviews for an expanding digital audience.<br><br> Jeelani also travels during elections and key political events and has covered assembly elections in key states apart from national elections. He has previously worked with The Pioneer, Network18, India Today, News9Plus and Hindustan Times.<br><br> Jeelani’s tenure at LiveMint and previous experience at print and digital newsrooms have honed his skills in creating compelling text and video stories, explainers, and analysis that resonate with a diverse viewership.<br><br> Before moving to New Delhi in 2015, Jeelani was based in Uttar Pradesh, where he worked for five years as a reporter. In 2018, Jeelani was one of the two Indian journalists selected for the Alfred Friendly Fellowship in the US. There, he attended training workshops on reporting and data journalism, and he was attached to the Minneapolis Star Tribune in Minnesota, where he worked as a reporter.<br><br> Jeelani is a Bachelor's in Chemistry and holds a Masters Degree in journalism and mass communication from Aligarh Muslim University. Outside work, he enjoys poetry, cricket and movies.
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