IUML Malappuram district general secretary P Abdul Hameed said the delay had already caused dissatisfaction among party workers as well as the public, and warned that prolonged uncertainty could have “political repercussions”.
VD Satheesan recently sparked a controversy by citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's experience to bolster his own claim to the top post in the state.
The Congress-led UDF has registered a major win in Kerala, marking an end to Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF's rule.
The Congress national president, however, described the election results as a "mixed bag", noting the party humiliating defeats in several other states, including West Bengal and Assam.
Chandrasekhar himself is leading in Nemom constituency, while B B Gopakumar was poised to win the Chathannoor seat.
According to the schedule announced by the ECI, Kerala or Keralam, a Left-ruled South Indian state, will go to the polls on April 9 along with Puducherry and Assam.
Voting in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry will be held on April 9 in a single phase, with counting of votes taking place on 4 May. In Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, polling will take place on April 23, and the votes will be counted on May 4.
Announcing his decision at a press conference at his residence in Punnapra on Thursday, Sudhakaran said his candidature would be a protest against “the hostile attitude of the district leadership of the CPM.”
At the meeting, Satheesan is learned to have asked Tharoor to be active in the election campaign and participate in preparing the manifesto and vision statement.
Responding to the speculations surrounding his absence at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meet, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday clarified that he had informed party leaders in advance that he would not be able to attend due to prior commitments at the Kerala Literature Festival in Calicut.
