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Congress leaders met in New Delhi to select Kerala's new chief minister after the UDF's election win, with a decision expected soon amid some internal party tensions.
The Congress high command will soon decide Kerala's Chief Minister after intense discussions, with party leaders meeting in Delhi.
KPCC president Sunny Joseph has cautioned senior Congress leaders against premature speculation regarding the chief ministerial post
In the second phase of the campaign, Shailaja has turned her attention to crucial grama panchayats such as Aralam, Kanichar, Kelakam, and Kottiyur.
Congress never projects a chief ministerial candidate before elections, he said.
In the Peravoor constituency, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is positioning K. K. Shailaja as their candidate to challenge the incumbent and KPCC president Sunny Joseph, who has been victorious since 2011. Onmanorama will track the race in 12 closely fought constituencies including Peravoor, capturing the ground-level pulse with poll meter updates every few days.
Though labelled as a UDF pocket borough, Peravoor back then was never quite like the neighbouring Irikkur, which returned K C Joseph eight times.
K K Shailaja will contest from Peravoor, setting up a high-stakes clash with Sunny Joseph in the upcoming assembly elections.
Satheesan said the UDF had not completed its seat-sharing discussions yet.
Congress state president Sunny Joseph alleged that the CPM is interfering with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft case
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