‘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.
According to party sources, the Indian National Congress high command is considering fielding Venugopal from the Alappuzha Assembly constituency.
He spoke at Barpeta Doul Mahotsav amid Holi festivities.
The list was finalized by the party’s Central Election Committee and released by AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation, stating that the protection of Indian nationals across West Asia must remain the government’s foremost priority.
Dismissing the rising chorus for power sharing from a section of the party which was an unpalatable irritant to the ruling DMK as not the official line, Congress general Secretary KC Venugopal on Tuesday made it clear that the Dravidian major is an old ally and together with it the party would fight fascist forces.
