‘Only Rajya Sabha polls discussed’: Congress rejects Karnataka CM change buzz
Venugopal said that the discussions held with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar centred around the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Venugopal said that the discussions held with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar centred around the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
Venugopal said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has cleared the induction of MLAs Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the Tamil Nadu Cabinet.
One of the posters warned that “Kerala will never forgive you,” while another declared that “Wayanad will become another Amethi,” invoking Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 electoral defeat in Uttar Pradesh. The posters also mocked Venugopal as Rahul Gandhi’s “bag bearer” and warned the Congress leadership against ignoring sentiment within Kerala.
Backroom consultations in Delhi and competing camps within Congress continue to delay Kerala’s next chief minister announcement despite the UDF’s decisive election victory.
With growing signs of infighting within the state unit of the party, Congress central leadership today held a marathon meeting with state leaders to discuss the issue.
Amid the Congress-led UDF's victory in the Kerala Assembly elections, posters targeting senior Congress leader KC Venugopal and MLA AP Anil Kumar have surfaced at several locations in Wandoor constituency, triggering political discussions in the region.
After the resounding victory in the assembly polls, lobbying for the Chief Minister's post is getting stronger in the Congress in Kerala, with three distinct factions aggressively staking their claim.
A latest survey by Poll Mantra has suggested intense competition for the CM's post with several names, including Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and VD Satheeshan emerging as the front runners.
Ahead of polling, Congress sharpens attack on Kerala CM with pointed questions on policy decisions, investigations and political links, signalling a high-stakes campaign battle.
The scale and urgency of the search operation also saw political attention from the woman's home state of Kerala where Assembly elections are due later this month.
