New Delhi, March 16 -- As the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 are around the corner, a new pre-poll survey revealed who the public wants as the next Chief Minister of Kerala. It's not the CPI(M) leader and two-time CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

A State Vote Vibe survey released on March 7 showed that Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan was the top choice for the Kerala CM post, with around 25 percent of responders voting in his favour.

Pinarayi Vijayan, the current chief minister of Kerala, emerged as the second-best choice. As many as 21 percent of those surveys chose him for the Kerala CM post.

Only 9.2 percent of those surveyed chose Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, placing him...