Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:17am on 10 May 2026,Sunday Politics
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is backing senior party leader K. C. Venugopal for the Kerala chief minister’s post, sources said, triggering intense discussions within the party after the UDF’s massive election victory. Rahul Gandhi reportedly held a separate meeting with Venugopal before senior Congress leaders met party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi. Sources said Congress leader V. D. Satheesan opposed Venugopal’s candidature and raised concerns over factional politics. The Congress leadership is now trying to build consensus as the party balances central leadership preferences with local support in Kerala. (PC: NDTV)
