India, May 14 -- VD Satheesan is set to be the new chief minister of Kerala, Congress announced on Thursday, May 14, after days of anticipation, high-level discussions and deliberations.

The big announcement comes ten days after Congress-led United Democratic Front won in Kerala after ending a decade of Left rule in the state.

The announcement was made by Deepa Dasmunshi, Congress' general secretary in-charge of Kerala, during a presser in Delhi. She was accompanied by Congress leaders Ajay Maken, Mukul Wasnik, and Jairam Ramesh.

"The Congress legislature party met at Thiruvananthapuram and unanimously authorised Congress president to select the CLP leader. Congress president held extensive discussions with the Congress parliamentary p...