Congress yet to name chief minister, Kerala suspense on

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KPCC president Sunny Joseph connected Sunday said AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and person of the absorption successful Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, volition soon denote the adjacent main curate of Kerala from among the 3 contenders who person already been "interviewed" by the party's apical leadership.Speaking to the media aft returning from New Delhi, wherever discussions were held betwixt the Congress precocious bid and the 3 CM aspirants, Joseph said helium did not spot the request for different circular of talks with authorities netas connected the issue."Everyone has been asked to refrain from arguable moves," Joseph said, declining to specify a day for the announcement.Also read: Congress struggles for statement arsenic CM hopefuls propulsion claims; enactment warns Kerala netas implicit protestsAsked if the substance would beryllium discussed with UDF constituents, Joseph said the determination rested with the Congress leadership.

Party sources said consultations involving Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and seasoned Congressman A K Antony are expected to play a decisive relation successful the enactment process.Meanwhile, the camps backing the 3 contenders - K C Venugopal, V D Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala - stay optimistic, each convinced that the last determination could tilt successful their favour.The Venugopal campy is understood to beryllium assured that the Congress enactment volition connect value to the bulk sentiment wrong the Congress Legislature Party.

The Satheesan campy argues that beardown nationalist sentiment and the backing of respective UDF constituent partners person strengthened his prospects.Both Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala are said to beryllium satisfied with the accidental fixed by the precocious bid to contiguous their claims successful detail. Chennithala, successful particular, is believed to beryllium relying connected his seniority and agelong governmental experience, hoping that the enactment whitethorn yet recognise his assertion this time.