Bengaluru, May 14 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday congratulated Congress leader V D Satheesan on being elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Keralam and as the next Chief Minister of the state.

In a post on X, Siddaramaiah praised Satheesan's long political journey and expressed confidence in his leadership.

"Congratulations to Shri @vdsatheesan on being named as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Keralam and as the next Chief Minister of Keralam," Siddaramaiah wrote.

Highlighting Satheesan's experience, he noted that the leader is a six-term MLA and former Leader of Opposition, with a long background in student politics through the NSUI.

"A six-term MLA, former Leader of Op...