Kerala CM will be announced within 24 hours, claims former state president after meeting Rahul Gandhi, Venugopal is the first choice

The name of the Chief Minister of Kerala is likely to be announced in the next 24 hours. Former state Congress president K. Muralitharan made the claim after meeting Rahul Gandhi. He said that the name of the chief minister will come out by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Muraleedharan said that at Sonia Gandhi's residence, Rahul discussed the name of the next CM with former state presidents and working presidents of Kerala. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is coming to Delhi from Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. After his arrival, there will be another round of talks. After this, a final decision will be taken on the name of the Chief Minister. The results of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections were declared on May 4. The Congress-led UDF alliance got 102 seats out of 140. The new CMs of Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu have been sworn in in Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu after the results of the elections in 5 states were announced on May 4. CM Rangasamy will be sworn in in Puducherry on Wednesday. Kerala is waiting for its new CM. The Congress high command on Monday summoned former Kerala Congress presidents to Delhi. According to sources, KC Venugopal is Rahul Gandhi's first choice for the Kerala CM. Rahul also had a one-on-one meeting with Venugopal in Delhi. According to the report, 75-80 per cent of the Congress legislature party members supported KC Venugopal at the meeting. V D Satheesan got the support of 6 MLAs. Three former state presidents supported Satheesan after the meeting. UDF allies IUML and Kerala Congress (Joseph) have also extended their support to Satheesan. -------------------------------------------------------- also read this news... Himanta became the CM of Assam for the second time: 2 ministers from BJP and 2 from allies, all took oath in Assam; PM Modi-Shah was present Himanta Biswa Sarma has become the Chief Minister of Assam for the second time in a row. Governor Laxman Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at a swearing-in ceremony at Khanapara Veterinary College Ground in Guwahati. Besides Himanta, four MLAs - Rameshwar Teli and Ajanta Neom of the BJP, Atul Bora of the AGP and Charan Boro of the BPF - took oath as ministers. Two of them are from the BJP and two from its allies. Read the full story...