Ten days after the Kerala Assembly election results were declared, the Congress high command is expected to announce the next Chief Minister on Thursday.
Ahead of the announcement, a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party will be held in Thiruvananthapuram at 1 pm. According to party sources, the high command has decided to convey the name of the Chief Ministerial candidate in a sealed cover, which will be opened and announced during the meeting.
The Congress leadership has so far kept the decision confidential, fuelling intense speculation over who will take charge as the next Chief Minister of Kerala.The meeting will be held at the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters and will be attended by senior party leaders and AICC observers, including Deepa Dasmunsi, Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik.
