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Kerala Congress (Joseph) president P.J. Joseph connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) said the enactment desires astatine slightest 2 ministerial berths successful the caller UDF authorities successful Kerala.
The Kerala Congress (Joseph) faction had contested successful 8 Assembly constituencies and won 7 of them successful the 2026 State election.
Although Mr. Joseph did not contention the Assembly polls, his lad Apu John Joseph won from the enactment stronghold of Thodupuzha successful Idukki territory with a borderline of astir 85,000 votes.
Speaking to reporters astatine Thodupuzha earlier leaving for Thiruvananthapuram, Mr. Joseph said “the contented of ministerial representation” for the enactment would beryllium settled amicably done discussions. “Our tendency is to get astatine slightest 2 Ministers,” helium said.
When asked whether the enactment would get a <inister from Idukki district, Mr. Joseph said it could not beryllium decided astatine present.
On the main ministerial candidate, helium said the enactment would explicit its sentiment lone if sought by the confederation leadership.
“We volition not accidental thing now. We person not been asked astir it till now. If asked, we volition springiness our opinion,” helium said.
Mr. Joseph said helium was travelling to Thiruvananthapuram arsenic the beingness of enactment leaders was indispensable determination pursuing the predetermination results.
The Chief Minister would beryllium from the Congress party, and discussions regarding the station person already begun wrong the enactment leadership.
Senior Congress leaders V D Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K C Venugopal are among the names being discussed for the post.
The UDF registered a large triumph successful the 2026 Kerala Assembly election, winning 102 retired of the 140 seats.
