K Muraleedharan on Sunday said that the party workers were bound to accept the high command’s decision on electing the next Kerala chief minister.
He was answering questions from reporters amid ongoing discussions within the Indian National Congress on the leadership issue following the UDF’s victory in the April 9 Assembly elections.
Muraleedharan said the current debate over the chief minister’s post had not overshadowed the party-led UDF’s victory.
“These are common in the party. Let the decision come. It is the responsibility of every Congress worker to accept the decision of the leadership,” he said.
Senior Congress leaders VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala are considered front-runners for the chief ministerial post, with the final decision to be taken by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after a resolution passed by the 63 newly elected Congress MLAs.
On Saturday, the party president and senior leaders met Satheesan, Venugopal and Chennithala.
Supporters of the three leaders also held rallies, held rallies and engaged in debates on social media, prompting the party leadership to intervene.
