Who Is The Next CM Of Kerala?
The Kerala Congress CM selection process has continued for nearly 10 days after the election results were announced on May 4, keeping the Kerala CM race wide open between K C Venugopal, V D Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala. The new Kerala CM will become the 13th Kerala chief minister since the state’s formation in 1956. With the Congress-led UDF set to form the government, attention is now firmly on the final CM of Kerala 2026 decision and the announcement of Kerala’s next CM candidate.
CLP Meeting Today
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting is set to take place at the KPCC headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday afternoon. According to a statement issued by KPCC chief Sunny Joseph, the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on May 14 and will elect the legislative leader.
The gathering is expected to play a key role in the process of naming the UDF’s chief ministerial candidate for Kerala.
Sources said Kerala leaders who were called to Delhi by the Congress leadership during important discussions on Tuesday shared their views on the choice of Chief Minister. During the consultations, the names of Venugopal, Satheesan and Chennithala reportedly figured prominently as the high command continued its deliberations.
The Congress-led UDF secured a major victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, winning 102 out of 140 seats. The result marked a historic comeback for the alliance after a decade out of power.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF), meanwhile, managed to win only 35 seats in the Assembly elections.
