CM race spills onto streets, social media as supporters rally behind contenders in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (May 8) With the ball now in the Congress high commands court to decide the next Chief Minister of Kerala, supporters of key contenders V D Satheesan, K C Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala have hit the streets and social media platforms extending support to their leaders across the state.

On Thursday, when AICC observers Mukul Wasnik and Ajay Maken arrived to attend the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting and hold individual discussions with the partys 63 MLAs, six flex boards were installed near Indira Bhavan in support of MP K C Venugopal, who did not contest the Kerala Assembly election.

On one of Venugopal's flex boards in Thiruvananthapuram, grease oil was allegedly poured on Thursday.