Kerala Congress Welcomes New Leadership Decision for CLP
Congress workers in Kerala welcome party leadership’s decision: KPCC president Sunny Joseph
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Sunny Joseph, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), announced that party workers in Kerala are supportive of the Congress leadership's decision to appoint V.D. Satheesan as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP). A formal nomination meeting is scheduled in Thiruvananthapuram.
- 01Sunny Joseph confirmed party workers' support for V.D. Satheesan's appointment.
- 02The Congress Legislature Party will meet to formally nominate Satheesan.
- 03A decision regarding a meeting with Governor Rajendra Arlekar will be made.
- 04AICC observers and general secretary Deepa Das Munshi will arrive in Thiruvananthapuram.
- 05The announcement was made during a press conference on May 14, 2026.
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On May 14, 2026, Sunny Joseph, the president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), expressed that Congress workers in Kerala are pleased with the leadership's decision to appoint V.D. Satheesan as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP). The CLP is scheduled to convene at 4 p.m. in Thiruvananthapuram to formally nominate Satheesan for the Chief Minister's position. During this meeting, they will also finalize plans to meet with Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Lok Bhavan. Joseph emphasized the enthusiastic acceptance of this decision by party workers. Additionally, All India Congress Committee (AICC) observers and general secretary Deepa Das Munshi are expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram later that evening.
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The appointment of V.D. Satheesan as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party may influence the party's strategies and governance in Kerala.
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