Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, meets with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, offering Siddaramaiah a national role (possibly Rajya Sabha) to facilitate a smooth leadership transition, with Shivakumar poised to take over as CM.
The Congress leadership tussle in Kerala has turned into an internet festival with memes, trolls, online polls, and sarcastic commentary, with V D Satheesan being widely backed as the next chief minister.
Kerala's social media users flood platforms with memes, trolls, and online polls, backing V D Satheesan for CM amid Congress leadership deliberations
KPCC president Sunny Joseph stated that AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will soon announce Kerala's next chief minister after interviewing three contenders. Joseph indicated no further state-level discussions are needed, with the Congress leadership holding the final decision. Camps backing K.C. Venugopal, V.D. Satheesan, and Ramesh Chennithala remain hopeful, each presenting their case to the high command.
KPCC president Sunny Joseph stated that AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will soon announce Kerala's next chief minister after interviewing three contenders. Joseph indicated no further state-level discussions are needed, with the Congress leadership holding the final decision. Camps backing K.C. Venugopal, V.D. Satheesan, and Ramesh Chennithala remain hopeful, each presenting their case to the high command.
KPCC president Sunny Joseph stated that AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will soon announce Kerala's next chief minister after interviewing three contenders. Joseph indicated no further state-level discussions are needed, with the Congress leadership holding the final decision. Camps backing K.C. Venugopal, V.D. Satheesan, and Ramesh Chennithala remain hopeful, each presenting their case to the high command.
Congress leadership intervened as supporters of opposition leader V D Satheesan held demonstrations across Kerala, demanding his appointment as the next chief minister. Some activists allegedly tore down posters of AICC leader K C Venugopal, also a contender for the post, prompting the KPCC to direct workers to refrain from such actions.
Congress leadership is deliberating on the Kerala CM post, weighing intra-party support for KC Venugopal against public sentiment favoring VD Satheesan. A decision is expected by Sunday, with discussions involving key state leaders and central party chiefs in Delhi.
Tej Pratap Yadav has sparked a political debate by backing Priyanka Gandhi to lead the Congress party, expressing doubts over Rahul Gandhi's ability to run the party. Speaking in Patna, Yadav said only Priyanka Gandhi can run the party as she is like Indira Gandhi, dismissing Rahul Gandhi's yatra and Bullet motorcycle rides as ineffective. His remarks came after Rahul Gandhi criticized Nitish Kumar as compromised, following which BJP's Samrat Choudhary became Bihar CM. Former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed also recently alleged lack of internal democracy in the party, claiming senior leaders were being sidelined.
