The race for Kerala chief minister seems to have narrowed to two contenders, as Congress MP and leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met several leaders from the state, including UDF convenor Adhoor Prakash and KPCC disciplinary committee chief Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.
Gandhi also met five former presidents of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and three KPCC working presidents. Follow Kerala CM announcement LIVE updates here.
Most of the leaders are said to have supported KC Venugopal as the next Kerala CM. Leader of the opposition in the Kerala assembly, VD Sateeshan, received the backing of two of the ten leaders, while one remained neutral.
According to sources, K Muralidharan and VM Sudheeran had backed Sateeshan, while the names of Venugopal’s backers are yet to be confirmed. The name of the third contender, senior leader Ramesh Chennithala, seems to have gone out of contention.
In the meeting, Rahul Gandhi expressed concern about the road shows and displays of strength by warring factions within the Kerala Congress.
This is a developing story. More updates will be added as soon as available.
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