Must be given a respectable ministerial post to K Muraleedharan - says Padmaja

Sunday, May 15, 2011: Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of late Congress leader, K. Karunakaran today opined that the party must hold talks for discussing on the marginal win of UDF in the Assembly polls. Speaking to the reporters here on Sunday, Padmaja added that the shortcomings in deciding the right poll candidates had led to the party’s setback.

K Muraleedharan, being a senior most leader in Congress party must be given a respectable ministerial post in the forth coming UDF ministry, she said.

With UDF securing power with a thin majority of 72 seats in the 140-member Assembly in Kerala, tough administrative and organizational tasks are awaiting Congress as the lead partner in the bipolar scenario.

Running the combine within and outside the assembly will be a delicate job for Congress leaders, including Chief Ministerial probable Oommen Chandy who will have to put up with pressures from partners while offering a “stable, pro-people and development-oriented rule” as promised to voters.

The presence of CPI (M)-led LDF as a strong and vigilant opposition will be a compelling factor for the UDF to be doubly cautious in its every move in the coming days.

Though the Congress and its partners have exuded confidence that they would run the government cohesively, political observers here feel that problems might crop up right from the ministry-formation process.

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