A New Era In Kerala Under Satheesan |
The elevation of VD Satheesan as Kerala’s new Chief Minister was, in many ways, inevitable. For the last five years, it was he who kept the government of Pinarayi Vijayan constantly under pressure with relentless scrutiny inside and outside the Assembly. More importantly, he emerged as the unmistakable public face of the United Democratic Front, which has now secured a commanding mandate of 102 seats in the 140-member Assembly. Electoral victories of such scale rarely happen without a recognisable leader at the forefront, and the people of Kerala clearly saw Satheesan as that leader. The delay in his formal selection was less about merit and more about internal arithmetic. KC Venugopal had built considerable influence within the Congress organisation by helping many candidates........