India, May 14 -- The choice of VD Satheesan as the new chief minister (CM) of Kerala is significant. It is, in some ways, a victory for a large cross-section of the electorate, which backed the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in the assembly election. The Congress high command wanted to impose AICC general secretary, KC Venugopal, who didn't contest the election but claimed to have a majority in the legislature party, on the high office. Public protests, allies' insistence, and cautious advice from senior party functionaries forced the Delhi leadership to rethink its stance. The delay, as the party seemed to be keen to find a way to install Venugopal as CM, drew public ridicule, but the unprecedented gesture of bowing to voters...