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 7 March 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% of respondents voting in his favour.

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

Only 9.2% of those surveyed chose Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, placing him in fifth posi...