Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met senior party leaders from Kerala on Tuesday to end the logjam over selecting the United Democratic Front (UDF) chief minister, over a week after the alliance won the recently held state polls.
A senior leader who attended the meeting said a decision on the new chief minister will be made on Wednesday.
Six of the nine leaders who attended the meeting supported Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal’s candidature for chief minister (CM), while two leaders backed senior Kerala Congress leader and MLA from Paravur, VD Satheesan.
The Congress-led UDF returned to power in Kerala with a decisive mandate last week, winning 102 of the 140 Assembly seats.
Gandhi also met All-India Congress Committee (AICC) disciplinary committee chairman, Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, and KPCC working presidents, A P Anilkumar, P C Vishnunath and Shafi Parambil.
