Senior Congress leader and former UDF convenor Benny Behanan has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), with the Congress High Command set to initiate discussions to select a new president for the party’s state unit.
As uncertainty continues over the selection of Kerala’s next Chief Minister, the Congress high command has summoned all former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) presidents to New Delhi for consultations.
It has been reported that former Thrissur District Congress Vice President C.M. Anil Kumar has vowed to perform the ‘Thulabharam’ ritual at the Hemambika Temple in the name of AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal for his elevation as Kerala Chief Minister.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Thiruvananthapuram DCC General Secretary A Prijin Babu for publishing a full-page newspaper advertisement highlighting Ramesh Chennithala's political journey.
Amid an intensifying debate within the Congress over who should be the next Chief Minister of Kerala, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Saturday imposed a strict ban on public statements by party leaders and workers regarding their preferred candidate for the top post, in the event of a UDF victory in the Assembly elections.
Amid a heated debate within the Congress in Kerala over who will be the next Chief Minister, KPCC President Sunny Joseph on Thursday urged party leaders and workers to refrain from making public statements or social media posts backing specific individuals for the post.
Speaking to media persons in Kannur on Sunday, Sunny Joseph said that if the party leadership decides on a candidate, everyone will accept it, suggesting that Venugopal is a viable contender.
Though there were indications on Thursday morning that the Congress high command had yielded to pressure from former KPCC president K Sudhakaran and that he would be allowed to contest Assembly polls from Kannur seat, latest information is that his name is missing from the party's list of candidates for the Assembly elections.
The Congress high command is considering granting permission to former KPCC president K Sudhakaran MP and UDF convenor Adoor Prakash to contest the upcoming Kerala assembly elections.
Speaking to the media in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, Venugopal said the party leadership would take an appropriate call on the issue.
