Third Eye: Kerala Congress split over leadership, Shiv Sena MLA courts Fadnavis for cabinet berth

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Fear of Kannur-style Tongue Lashing

Many Congress leaders from Kerala have started a campaign for a new PCC president, saying a leader from the Christian community should head the party to check the perceived tilt of many Christians to the BJP. But incumbent K Sudhakaran insists he enjoys overwhelming support to continue as PCC president. The change seekers hope AICC will eject Sudhakaran but many are wary of facing the «Kannur-style» tongue-lashing, if the former is pushed out.

Leaving Nothing to Chance

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) MLA Bharat Gogawale’s desire to become a minister is known to one and all. So, while in the midst of giving a byte to a news channel outside the assembly, the MLA abruptly cut it short and literally ran to greet Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. While Gogawale is in the Shiv Sena, he is aware that with 132 MLAs with BJP, Fadnavis would hold a veto on which of the Sena MLAs could be made a minister and hence Gogawale leaving nothing to chance.