Meetings over, Congress excessive command to pick out Kerala Opposition chief

Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ball is now within the court docket of the Congress excessive command to pick out the subsequent legislative social gathering chief after two central observers Mallikarjun Kharge and V Vaithilingam apprised the social gathering nationwide management of the alternatives of the 21 newly-elected MLAs from Kerala. 

It is learnt {that a} part of the younger MLAs questioned the choice of leaders of the ‘I’ and ‘A’ teams to rally behind Ramesh Chennithala to proceed because the Opposition chief through the one-to-one conferences with central observers on Tuesday. They are believed to have favoured VD Satheesan.  The two factions got here up with a components of getting Chennithala proceed because the Opposition chief and senior ‘A’ group chief Ok C Joseph as the subsequent state Congress president.

This has clearly not gone down nicely with a piece of younger ‘A’ group MLAs who informed their chief Oommen Chandy that if the Congress has to bounce again after the humiliating defeat, a change is imminent. 

Kharge and Vaithilingam have been closeted with state Congress president Mullappally Ramachandran, vice-president Sooranad Rajasekharan who was additionally the chairman of the Election Management Committee, working president Ok V Thomas and senior political affairs committee leaders Prof P J Kurien and Ok C Joseph earlier than assembly the newly-elected MLAs.  A senior chief near Chennithala informed TNIE that he has bought the bulk assist.

“After the individual meetings with the MLAs, the central observers also called a meeting of all legislators including MPs. A resolution was passed unanimously that a final decision on the next CLP leader will be taken by the Congress high command. Except Satheesan and Sunny Joseph, the rest of the MLAs supported Chennithala,” stated a senior Congress chief.  

However, Satheesan camp claimed that he has bought the assist of 11 MLAs. Senior MLAs Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and P T Thomas are learnt to have pitched their very own names. The two central observers have since returned to Bengaluru. The Congress excessive command is predicted to announce the subsequent CLP chief in New Delhi inside two days. 

Both declare majorityA chief near Chennithala stated the incumbent Oppn chief has bought majority assist.Satheesan camp claimed he has bought assist of 11 MLAs. Senior MLAs Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan and P T Thomas have pitched their very own names.