Thiruvananthapuram, 8/5: As the suspense over who will become the next Kerala Chief Minister continues, the Congress party was in for a major embarrassment when the choice of the MLA-elect were leaked out in open.
It may be recalled that days after the Congress party-led UDF stormed back to power after a decade with a massive mandate in the Assembly elections, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) unanimously passed a resolution authorising its party presidentMallikarjun Kharge to decide on the CLP leader who would become the Chief Minister of the state.
The term of the current Kerala Assembly ends on May 22 and the Congress high command is expected to announce the new CLP leader in a day or two
