The race for the top post in Kerala has become more intrigued than ever before. While opposition leader and chief campaigner VD Satheesan is still ahead it is only by a small margin. Veteran Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala is also eyeing the chair even as the Congress high command’s man-Friday KC Venugopal is also not ready to let go of this golden opportunity, coming after a gap of ten years. Will the fight get intense or can the Congress decide it on consensus. The next couple of days will tell us. Naveen Nair reports from the ground.





