Kerala legal assembly LoP V D Satheesan with Kerala Congress President Sunny Joseph, celebration General Secretary K C Venugopal and Congress senior leader Ramesh Chennithala talk to the media as they leave from the celebration president Mallikarjun Kharge’s house after the Kerala Congress conference, in New Delhi on Saturday, May 9, 2026.|Image Credit: ANI
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will take the decision on the brand-new Kerala chief minister and the name will be revealed soon, the celebration stated on Saturday and prompted UDF employees to stop projects for different leaders in the state.
Congress’ leading brass held an over three-hour conference to go over federal government development in Kerala in the nationwide capital. The conference assembled by Kharge at his house was participated in by Rahul Gandhi, AICC basic secretary in-charge of the state, Deepa Dasmunshi, General Secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal, and senior Kerala leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan.
Venugopal, Satheesan and Chennithala are thought about to be the frontrunners in the race for the CM’s post.
“Everyone expressed their views, and Rahulji heard them patiently. The final decision on the chief minister will be taken by the Congress high command, and whatever decision is made will be accepted by all,” Chennithala stated.
Kerala Congress system primary Sunny Joseph and senior observers, Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik, were likewise present.
“Very soon, in due time, we will get our final decision by our high command,” Dasmunshi informed press reporters after the conference when inquired about the brand-new chief minister in Kerala.
“Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will take the final decision,” she stated when asked regarding “who in the high command will take the call”
“All Congress MLAs have signed a one-line resolution authorising the high command to make the final decision,” she stated.
Congress prompts celebration employees to stop projects
Describing demonstrations by different factions in the winning Congress-led UDF alliance in Kerala in the last 2 days over the concern of the chief ministerial prospect, she stated some rowdy occurrences have actually taken place and they are not part of the Congress culture and advised the celebration employees to put an end to them.
“People have given us a landslide majority and those unruly incidents are not our Congress culture. We are urging all our workers to stop this kind of activity,” she informed press reporters.
When pushed even more about the statement of the chief minister’s name, she responded, “We will have a final decision very soon.
“23rd May is the last day. I believe in due time, we will get the decision by our high command and we are waiting on that. In due time, the due strategy will be taken. The decision needs to be taken by the high command.”
Dasmunshi was flanked by Congress leaders from the state.
Satheesan said that the party has scored a historic and brilliant win in Kerala Assembly polls due to the hard work by all, but subsequently, there have been demonstrations, social media campaigns and putting up of flexboards with regarding the CM selection that has created an image of division in the party.
“We are entirely asking for that – please do not perform such presentations and projects for any of us. It will injure Congress employees, the UDF activists and the a great deal of individuals who elected us,” he said.
He urged all UDF workers that no campaigns of this kind should be held, and all flexboards across the state in this regard should be removed.
“We humbly ask for that there disappear presentations,” Satheesan said.
Endorsing his views, Venugopal said that people gave a huge victory to them and want a UDF government that will work for them. “There have actually been some regrettable occurrences. They must be ended.”
He said that for all Congress members, the party and the people are the most important.
While noting that there is nothing wrong with a section of people preferring a certain leader, he said campaigns tarnishing the image of others should be stopped.
Chennithala said the meeting of Kerala leaders was held at the residence of the Congress President, where the political situation in Kerala after the election in Thiruvananthapuram was discussed.
The senior Congress leader said they have also decided that there will be no demonstrations in Kerala. Flexboards should not be put up and publicity highlighting individual leaders should not be carried out, he said.
“This (projects, presentations) must all be ended so that it does not taint the image of the celebration before individuals,” he said.
Joseph said they have assured that the Congress high command’s decision regarding the CM will be unanimously accepted by everyone.
“All of us desire the regrettable events that happened just recently to be fixed. We ask for all celebration employees and advocates to work together with us in this regard,” he said.
Published on May 9, 2026
