Cong's top brass discusses Kerala govt formation; Kharge, Rahul Gandhi to take final decision on CM

NEW DELHI: (May 9) Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will take the final decision on the new Kerala chief minister and the name will be announced very soon, the party said on Saturday and urged UDF workers to stop campaigns for various leaders in the state.

Congress' top brass held an over three-hour meeting to discuss government formation in Kerala in the national capital. The meeting convened by Kharge at his residence was attended by Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary in-charge of the state, Deepa Dasmunshi, General Secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal, and senior Kerala leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V D Satheesan.

Venugopal, Satheesan and Chennithala are considered to be the frontru