The spectacular victory of the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala should have been followed by clarity, confidence and a swift transfer of power. Instead, four days after the votes were counted on May 4, the Congress appears trapped in its familiar culture of indecision and intrigue. The people voted decisively to end the rule of Pinarayi Vijayan, but the Congress leadership has still not decided who should succeed him.

Congress yet to decide Kerala leadership

The delay is not because there are no claimants. It is because there are too many power centres. Two AICC observers, Mukul Wasnik and Ajay Maken, flew to Thiruvananthapuram and held consultations with every newly elected Congress legislator. They even met coalition partners such as the Muslim........

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