Achuthanandan KuniyilKozhikode, March 25 -- The buzz surrounding the Congress party's Chief Ministerial (CM) candidate for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections continues to dominate political discourse, despite strenuous efforts by the party's central and state leadership to curb speculation.

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is aiming to make a comeback, but internal disagreements over leadership roles and the projection of a CM face have created ongoing friction.

Senior leaders K Sudhakaran and P K Kurien have come out in public in support of former Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala.

Sudhakaran, who had publicly responded during the seat discussion that he would contest the assembly elections, was the one who started the ...