Congress calls ex-chiefs of Kerala unit to brainstorm on next CM

NEW DELHI: Congress Monday enlarged the consultation process to finalise the caller main curate of Kerala, amid increasing suspense successful the aftermath of a tussle for the apical occupation betwixt AICC wide caput K C Venugopal and person of absorption V D Satheesan.The enactment has called erstwhile authorities presidents - K Sudhakaran, K Muraleedharan, V M Sudheeran, M M Hassan - and immoderate different authorities leaders for discussions with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi Tuesday. The apical brass volition talk to different erstwhile authorities main Mullapally Ramachandran implicit the telephone arsenic helium is incapable to travel to Delhi. It is assumed that Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has besides fixed her views connected the subject, arsenic besides seasoned AK Antony.The heightened anticipation is accompanied by speculations that Venugopal is apt to get the Kerala assignment. A Rahul Gandhi confidant, Venugopal has pitched his lawsuit by virtuousness of having the largest contingent of MLAs backing him. Satheesan, who spearheaded the party's complaint against the Left beforehand govt, is said to person told the enactment that helium volition not articulation the authorities govt if helium is not made the CM.The prolonged consultations suggest that the enactment fears a blowback successful leaving retired Satheesan, and is taking the pains to guarantee that the last nominee is good received. Many connected societal media person threatened protests, portion others person said that immoderate CM different than Satheesan would instrumentality the sheen disconnected the landslide triumph of UDF. Muraleedharan told reporters that the enactment volition instrumentality a determination connected the CM by Wednesday.