Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- VD Satheesan will be the next Chief Minister of Keralam as Congress announced him as the Legislative Party leader of Keralam Congress on Thursday after more than a week of intense deliberations with Keralam party leader rushing back and forth to Delhi.

With the announcement, Congress will proceed to form the government in the state, ending days of speculation as the top leaders tussled among themselves for the post. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala were the other leaders in the fray for state's top post.

Satheesan served as the Leader of Opposition in Keralam Assembly before the UDF's decisive victory in the 2026 Keralam Assembly elections. The alliance won 102 se...