Allies push Cong buttons

The Congress parliamentary party would meet to select its leader,who would be the chief minister.

The Congress parliamentary party would meet on Sunday to select its leader,who would be the chief minister. Going by indications,opposition leader Oommen Chandy looks to emerge as the parliamentary party leader,although K Karunkarans son Muraleedharan gaven a new twist to the exercise,saying KPCC chief Ramesh Chennithala too was eligible for the post. The meeting would be attended by AICC general secretary Madhusudan Mistry.

As feared by the Congress,the IUML and the Kerala Congress have aired signals that they would form a pressure group within UDF. While the Congress tally is 38,the IUML-Kerala Congress combine is 29. Triggering speculation,IUML leader P K Kunhalikutty and KC (M) chief K M Mani had a closed-door meeting in Kochi on Saturday,a day before the UDF is to meet on government formation.

Kunhalikutty after the meeting said his party expects to get due share in government formation without bargaining.

The RJD’s key face and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav, party supremo Lalu Yadav’s son, will again contest from his stronghold Raghopur.

Amid Mahagathbandhan crisis, RJD unveils list of 143, drops 36 MLAs, focuses on ‘M-Y’

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The RJD, lead player of the Mahagathbandhan, released its full list of 143 candidates for the November Bihar Assembly elections. Its key face Tejashwi Yadav will contest from Raghopur, and 41 sitting MLAs have been renominated. The party has dropped 36 sitting MLAs and fielded young leaders, signaling a bid to consolidate its core Muslim-Yadav vote base. The Congress has fielded 60 candidates.

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