Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:53am on 14 May 2026,Thursday Politics
V. D. Satheesan was on Thursday elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party, clearing the way for him to become Kerala’s next Chief Minister after the Congress-led UDF’s sweeping election victory. The decision followed days of lobbying and high-level discussions in New Delhi involving Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Satheesan’s appointment ends uncertainty within the party after the UDF won 102 of Kerala’s 140 Assembly seats. Supporters celebrated outside his Aluva residence as the Congress now moves towards government formation and cabinet discussions with alliance partners. (PC: X)
