Thiruvananthapuram: KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran has indicated that Congress general secretary K C Venugopal is likely to contest from a seat other than Alappuzha. “What Venugopal said was that he will not be in the fray at Alappuzha. This does not mean that he won’t be contesting from anywhere,” explained Mullappally.
However, the KPCC chief reiterated that he would not be contesting the Lok Sabha elections. “I accepted the state Congress president’s post under this condition,” he added.
On the developments in the Kerala Congress, Mullappally said that there were no chances for a split in that party. “Congress will intervene in the issue only when necessary,” he said.
“We expect the Kerala Congress leaders to settle the issue amicably. I spoke to K M Mani, P J Joseph and Jose K Mani. Other coalition partners are also engaged in finding a solution to the issue,” the KPCC chief said.
Venugopal had earlier declared that he would not contest the Lok Sabha election on account of his organisational responsibilities. “It will be unfair to fight the polls in Alappuzha while being stationed in Delhi,” he said.
“Rahul Gandhi, who gave me the organizational duties, is well aware that I need not be a candidate,” explained Venugopal.
