Congress maintained that the high command dropped its plan to promote Venugopal as they felt it would go against the sentiments of the organisation. | India News

The Congress on Thursday named VD Satheesan as the next chief minister of Kerala, ending days of suspense and speculation over the matter.

V.D. Satheesan is appointed as the new Chief Minister of Kerala, ending a ten-day suspense after the elections.

VD Satheesan is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister on Monday, amid internal dissent within the Congress party.

Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan on Thursday announced that the new Congress-led government in Kerala will be sworn in on May 18. The announcement comes days after the…