Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- As suspense continued over the selection of Kerala's next Chief Minister following the Congress-led UDF's emphatic Assembly election victory, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi personally reached out to several Kerala Congress leaders through a series of unexpected phone calls on Wednesday, signalling the high command's deepening involvement in resolving the leadership deadlock.
The calls, which reportedly took place between 3 pm and 4 pm on Wednesday, came shortly before Rahul Gandhi left for a crucial meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in New Delhi to discuss the Kerala leadership issue.
Sources said many leaders were caught by surprise as they had received no prior indicat...