Decision on new Kerala CM tomorrow

With the United Democratic Front (UDF) wresting power from the Left in Kerala, Congress MLAs will meet here on Sunday to decide on the new chief minister.

According to reports, Oommen Chandy, who was the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly during Left Democratic Front (LDF) rule, is likely to be the new chief minister.

The new chief minister will take oath on Monday.

Congress-led UDF will form the next government in Kerala as they defeated the LDF, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) by a narrow margin of two seats on Friday.

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan (CPI-M), who himself won the seat he contested, filed his resignation on Saturday.

As the counting for the 140-seat Assembly concluded on Friday, neck-to-neck race finally tilted in favour of the UDF that took home 72 seats, up 31 from last time, while leaving 68 for the Left, down 24.