India, May 15 -- Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor announced in a post on X that he would miss the swearing-in ceremony of VD Satheesan as Kerala's chief minister. Satheesan is likely to be sworn in as the CM on May 18.

The Congress on Thursday announced Satheesan as Kerala's next chief minister, bringing an end to days of uncertainty and speculation over the top post.

The decision on the new Kerala chief minister had remained pending since May 4, when the Congress-led UDF secured 102 seats in the 140-member Assembly, crossing the two-thirds mark.

In a post on X, the Congress MP said he would be in Boston in the United States to deliver the commencement address at the graduation ceremony of his alma mater,...