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The bulk of the 21 recently elected Congress MLAs from the Malabar portion look to have thrown their value down All India Congress Committee (AICC) wide caput (organisation) K.C. Venugopal, MP, for the Kerala Chief Minister’s post.
Of the 5 MLAs-elect from Kozhikode, 4 each from Malappuram and Palakkad, 3 each from Kannur and Wayanad, and 2 from Kasaragod, astir each are said to enactment Mr. Venugopal. They reportedly projected his sanction to AICC observers during one-on-one meetings held the different day. Only a fewer are learnt to person rallied down Ramesh Chennithala and V.D. Satheesan for the apical post. The enactment of the bulk bloc has emerged arsenic a almighty lobby for Mr. Venugopal successful the three-cornered contention for the Chief Minister post.
However, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second-largest constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) with 22 seats, including 21 successful Malabar alone, has reportedly thrown its value down Mr. Satheesan.
Though the IUML has not publically supported immoderate campaigner for the Chief Minister post, its enactment has repeatedly maintained that the determination rests with the Congress and would beryllium shaped by “people’s sentiments.”
On Thursday, IUML nationalist wide caput P.K. Kunhalikutty and different leaders met AICC observers. Mr. Kunhalikutty aboriginal told mediapersons that the Muslim League’s sentiment had been conveyed to the observers, but refused to divulge further details.
Before the predetermination results were declared connected May 4, Mr. Kunhalikutty had underscored that the determination regarding Chief Minister rested with the Congress and would beryllium guided by “people’s sentiments.” IUML State president Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal had besides noted that the Congress precocious bid would instrumentality a telephone keeping successful caput the “people’s sentiment.”
