New Delhi, May 9 -- Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan said on Saturday that the party high command will be taking a final decision on the Kerala chief minister's post as intense lobbying and public campaigns by the supporters of the contenders continues.

The three Congress leaders who are the top contenders for the post include VD Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and KC Venugopal. Several flex boards and posters have come up in support of the three contenders.

Muraleedharan said, "The information from Delhi is that discussions on the chief ministerial candidate will be completed within 24 hours." He also asserted that posters and demonstrations would not influence the outcome.

He said, "I will not publicly reveal what I told the high...