New Delhi, May 12 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs on 12 May amid uncertainty over who will be the chief minister of Kerala, a week after the party-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won assembly elections in the state.

Kerala Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, and senior party leader Ramesh Chennithala have been among the top contenders for the chief minister post.

At least seven of the ten leaders present in the meeting backed KC Venugopal as the next Kerala CM, according to a report in Hindustan Times. VD Sateeshan, received the backing of two of the ten leaders, while one remained neutral.

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