Cong set to finalise Kerala CM pick after report submitted
Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 -- Two All India Congress Committee (AICC) observers, Mukul Wasnik and Ajay Maken, on Friday submitted a report on Friday to party president Mallikarjun Kharge, outlining the 63 newly elected Congress MLAs' preferences for the post of Kerala chief minister.
Outgoing leader of opposition in the state assembly VD Satheesan, former minister Ramesh Chennithala and AICC general secretary KC Venugopal are among the top probables for the chief minister's post with each camp claiming the support of a majority of legislators.
The Congress legislature party in Kerala had earlier passed a resolution authorising the high command to take the final decision on the chief minister's post.
"We have submitted our report to the leadership. Nothing could have happened in a quicker manner. We have fully utilised our time.
When we held meetings with the individual MLAs, we noted their preferences (for CM's post) as well as many things they wanted to say," Maken told reporters in Delhi. Meanwhile, Satheesan, Chennithala and state Congress chief Sunny Joseph departed for Delhi on Friday night to hold consultations with the AICC leadership. Venugopal is already present in the national capital. According to people aware of the matter, the AICC is working on a consensus formula that will eventually satisfy all three leaders and prevent an internal rebellion.
At the same time, Congress workers conducted demonstrations in favour of Satheesan on Friday across the state, demanding the top post be offered to him.
Meanwhile, a photograph, taken by a newspaper photographer, showing a document in the hands of Mukul Wasnik revealing the CM preferences of a few MLAs sparked a row.
Wasnik said the alleged document is "not based on facts", calling it "incorrect"....
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