Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) With the swearing-in ceremony of the new government led by Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan scheduled for Monday, the final round of discussions over cabinet formation is set to conclude on Sunday. The final list of ministers is expected to be submitted to the Governor around 2 p.m., while intensive consultations among alliance partners and leadership have been continuing since morning.Congress representative and Kerala in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi confirmed…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) After days of visible unease and intense behind-the-scenes negotiations, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala appears all set to join the cabinet of Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan, with the crucial Home portfolio likely to be handed to the veteran leader in what party insiders describe as a decisive peace formula worked out by the Congress high command.Saturday witnessed a dramatic round of political consultations that began early in the morning at…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Suspense over the Congress’ choice for the next Chief Minister of Kerala continued on Saturday after nearly three hours of high-level deliberations at Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge’s residence here.Senior party sources said the final decision would be taken by Congress President Kharge and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, while an official announcement would be made “in due course”, AICC general secretary in charge of Kerala Deepa Dasmunshi said.The meeting …
Kochi, May 6 (IANS) The leadership tussle within the Congress in Kerala has taken a sharper turn, with the camp led by V. D. Satheesan urging the party high command to keep General Secretary in charge of the state, Deepa Dasmunshi, away from the crucial interaction between MLAs and central observers on Wednesday.Central observers Mukul Wasnik and Ajay Maken will reach the state capital later in the day to interact with the 63 Congress legislators.The Satheesan camp argues that her presence could…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The high-voltage battleground of Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in April election comes as a reminder of the 2016 clash in the same seat that also was much hyped as allegations flew, churning the political waters of West Bengal. Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee had then faced challenges from Congress candidate Deepa Dasmunshi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Chandra Kumar Bose.The latter, grandnephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, joined …
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 4 (IANS) Top Central and state Congress leaders gathered at the party’s Kerala headquarters on Wednesday for a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the 63rd birthday of party General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal.Held in his absence, yet attended by virtually the entire top brass of the state Congress as well as leaders from outside, the event underlined the clout Venugopal wields within the party and also marked his five decades in public life.The presence of Congress …