The Kerala chief minister race has narrowed down to two contenders, with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi meeting several state leaders, including UDF convenor Adhoor Prakash and KPCC disciplinary committee chief Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.
Seven leaders are said to have supported KC Venugopal as the next Kerala CM, while leader of the opposition in the Kerala assembly, VD Sateeshan, received the backing of two leaders, with one remaining neutral.
K Muralidharan and VM Sudheeran had backed Sateeshan, while the names of Venugopal's backers are yet to be confirmed.
Senior leader Ramesh Chennithala's name seems to have gone out of contention, with him saying that the party high command's decision will be accepted by all Congress and UDF workers in the state.
Rahul Gandhi expressed concern about road shows and displays of strength by warring factions within the Kerala Congress, as the Congress-led UDF has won 102 of the total 140 seats in the Kerala assembly.
