India
As Kerala exit polls project UDF win, Congress faces ‘KC Venugopal as chief minister’ question
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Congress faces the question of who will be the chief minister if the UDF wins the Kerala Assembly polls, as predicted in exit polls. Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar suggests that party general secretary KC Venugopal could be a potential candidate, but the decision ultimately lies with the party high command. The high command will appoint an observer to call a meeting of the legislative party and decide on the chief ministerial candidate.