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  "Those Before Me May Have Needed It, I Don't": VD Satheesan Drops Long Convoy

  VD Satheesan said that his intention was not to make fun of his predecessors but that the "treasury would not be able to bear the burden of such extravagance".

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  Shashi Tharoor On Why He Will Skip Oath Ceremony Of VD Satheesan

  Shashi Tharoor expressed regret over missing the occasion, saying he would be in Boston to deliver address at graduation ceremony of his alma mater, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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  "No Compromise On Secularism": VD Satheesan Defends IUML, Slams Hate Campaign

  VD Satheesan's response came a day after the BJP said that he was selected as the Kerala chief minister following the influence of the IUML and Jamaat-e-Islami.

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  How VD Satheesan Was Picked For Kerala Top Job: Behind The Scenes

  When Rahul Gandhi met with KC Venugopal in Delhi today, his sister and senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also present. Although the meeting was originally meant to be brief, it went on for several hours.

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  How Sonia Gandhi, AK Antony Solved Kerala Stalemate: Inside Story

  Sources said Sonia Gandhi was called in to shed light on the puzzle that had the Congress in a bind

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  VD Satheesan To Be Sworn In As Kerala Chief Minister On May 18

  The national leadership will invite leaders from other states for the ceremony, Satheesan told reporters after visiting the house of former Chief Minister late Oommen Chandy here on Thursday.

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  Opinion | As Chief Minister, VD Satheesan Will Now Have To Learn To Dance To Many Congress Tunes

  Satheesan's independent "rebel" streak is precisely what worries the High Command; they are loath to lose control over Thiruvananthapuram the way they have over Bengaluru.

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  A 3-km Journey Sums Up The Big Political Journey Of Kerala's VD Satheesan

  When the Congress-led UDF was decimated in 2021, few imagined Satheesan would be the man to make that journey.

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  Trouble For Congress In Kerala, Nair Community Body Slams VD Satheesan

  Sukumaran Nair also revived another long-standing NSS demand that the education portfolio should remain with the Congress instead of the Muslim League.

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  Opinion | One Person In Gandhi Family Is Smiling Over Satheesan's Kerala Win - Despite Rahul

  Rahul lost in Kerala. Priyanka gained. Kharge is satisfied. Venugopal was checked. And Satheesan emerged as Chief Minister. That is the internal Congress story beneath the Kerala story.

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  Congress Picks VD Satheesan For Kerala, BJP Fires 'Muslim League' Jibes

  IUML backing is also key for the Congress in multiple Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in the state, meaning Satheesan had quite the powerful ace up his sleeve.

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  "Won't Be Intolerant, We Work As Single Party": VD Satheesan To NDTV

  VD Satheesan, the 61-year-old who has never held a ministerial position, beat competition from KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala to emerge as Congress' pick for Kerala Chief Minister.

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  VD Satheesan, Not KC Venugopal. Why Congress Picked The Man It Had To

  VD Satheesan is a six-time MLA from the Paravur constituency in Kerala's Ernakulam district, was backed by Congress ally IUML, and was widely seen as the 'people's choice' to be the new chief minister of Kerala.

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  Opinion | Congress's Old Problem Is Back: Over-Confidence Without Numbers

  Rahul Gandhi's recent assertion at a rally in Gurugram, that the Congress alone can defeat the BJP, is puzzling. When has arrogance ever worked for the party?

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  Congress Picks VD Satheesan Over KC Venugopal As Kerala Chief Minister

  VD Satheesan To Be Kerala Chief Minister, Congress Ends Suspense