New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) After the Congress announced party leader V.D. Satheesan as the next Chief Minister of Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday alleged “internal conflict” within the Congress as the decision was announced 10 days after the May 4 Assembly poll results were declared.Speaking to IANS, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal said if a party is having difficulty to pick its Chief Minister even after 10 days of the Assembly poll result, “it reflects that there is internal confl…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) After a gap of nearly fifteen years, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram again witnessed scenes of political frenzy on Thursday afternoon as Chief Minister-designate V. D. Satheesan arrived to a thunderous welcome from jubilant party workers and leaders.The last time the state Congress headquarters had seen such euphoric scenes was in 2011, when then Chief Minister-designate Oommen Chandy arrived after leading the UDF to a na…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) With the suspense over Kerala’s next Chief Minister finally ending, the Congress-led UDF has now shifted focus from political firefighting to power transition, with Chief Minister designate V.D. Satheesan scheduled to be sworn in on Monday in what is expected to be a grand show of coalition unity and political consolidation.With the issue of Chief Minister of the state settled, hectic discussions began within the UDF over the composition of the new ministry.Ac…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) After the Congress high command finally picked V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s 13th Chief Minister, he spoke exclusively to IANS and said he was dedicating his Chief Ministership to the people of the state. Speaking to IANS, Chief Minister-designate Satheesan said, “I am very grateful to the AICC leaders for entrusting me with this big responsibility. I dedicate my Chief Ministership to the people of Kerala. We will build a strong team that will work for the futu…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a display of calculated restraint after one of the fiercest leadership contests the Congress party in Kerala has witnessed in recent years, party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday publicly accepted the high command’s decision to appoint V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s next Chief Minister, even as more than 50 newly elected Congress MLAs were widely believed to have backed his candidature for the top post.Speaking to reporters in Delhi shortly after the annou…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan on Thursday struck a careful balance between gratitude, humility and political messaging in his first reaction after being chosen by the Congress high command as the 13th Chief Minister of the state, declaring that the massive UDF victory belonged not to an individual leader but to “Team UDF” and lakhs of party workers.Hours after the Congress leadership formally ended days of suspense over the top post, Sathees…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Ten days after the results of the Assembly elections were announced, Congress is set to announce the new Chief Minister of Kerala on Thursday.The Congress high command on Wednesday night finally signalled that the wait for the southern state’s next Chief Minister was nearing an end.The breakthrough indication came when Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stepped out of Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge’s residence in Delhi and announced that discus…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) After ten days of suspense, anxiety, lobbying and endless political whispers stretching from Delhi to Kerala, the Congress high command on Wednesday night finally signalled that the wait for the southern state’s next Chief Minister was nearing an end.The breakthrough indication came when Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stepped out of Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge’s residence in Delhi and announced that discussions authorised by the …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) In a matter of hours, Kerala will know the name of its next Chief Minister, bringing an end to days of intense suspense, closed-door negotiations and political manoeuvring within the Congress-led UDF.Whoever finally emerges from the high command’s deliberations will enter not merely the government secretariat, but also a distinguished and turbulent chapter of Kerala’s political history, as the 13th individual to occupy the state’s highest office since its …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) As uncertainty continues over the UDF’s Chief Ministerial pick in Kerala, Congress MP Tariq Anwar on Wednesday said that building a consensus takes time and that a slight delay is natural in such a process. The uncertainty comes amid growing speculation over the top contenders for the post, with senior Congress leaders V. D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K. C. Venugopal emerging as frontrunners for the role.Speaking to IANS, Anwar said: “It takes some time to build a…