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VD Satheesan, newly chosen CM Designate of Keralam, called his role a great responsibility and thanked Congress for trusting him.
CM-designate VD Satheesan says a “new Keralam will be created” soon. (Source: PTI)
Keralam’s CM-Designate VD Satheesan, while speaking to the media soon after being chosen as the new chief minister, said that a huge responsibility has been given to him.
He thanked the party for choosing him for the position of chief minister and said that a “new Keralam will be created” now.
“My party has entrusted me with a great responsibility. I thank Rahul Gandhi and others for that. Lakhs of UDF workers and leaders worked hard in this election. I am grateful to them for that,” said VD Satheesan.
The chief minister-designate said that all the promises made to the people before the assembly elections will be fulfilled and a “new Keralam will be created”.
“I do not see this position as a personal achievement, but as something divine,” said Satheesan, as he thanked KC Venugopal, who was one of the frontrunners for the chief minister’s position, for all the support.
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“It was KC Venugopal who coordinated all the activities of the AICC. His support was immense. Ramesh Chennithala is also my leader. I will take all of them into complete confidence. I seek the support of every section of people in Keralam. Only a collective effort can build a new Keralam. No one can do it alone; a team can achieve it,” he added.
He called Venugopal a “dear friend and colleague” and said that the state is going through a difficult situation. “Now we are ready to work hard for Keralam,” he said.
Satheesan called Congress “a party of a galaxy of leaders” and said that since “we stood as team UDF, that is why we were able to win”.
The leader said that they are going to meet the governor soon, and the party will decide the oath-taking ceremony date.
Congress Picks VD Satheesan As Keralam’s Next CM
The Congress on Thursday officially announced VD Satheesan as the chief minister-designate of Kerala after days of intense deliberations within the party following the UDF’s emphatic victory in the Assembly elections.
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Satheesan, who served as the Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly and spearheaded the Congress-led UDF’s campaign against the ruling LDF government, emerged as the consensus choice after consultations between the party’s central leadership and newly elected MLAs.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) secured a sweeping mandate in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, winning 102 of the 140 seats in the state and returning to power after a decade in the opposition. The Congress itself emerged as the single-largest party in the alliance with 63 seats.
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