Expect Cong to consult us before finalizing Kerala CM: IUML

Kozhikode: IUML state president Panakkad Sadikkali Shihab Thangal said that the party expects that the Congress high command will take a decision on finalizing the chief minister after holding discussions with the party as well. "It is for the Congress leadership to decide the CM. They will be holding discussions with us before announcing it, and we will convey our views then," he said.On the question of cabinet representation, Thangal said IUML would receive its due share. He also made it clear that the party has not staked any claim for the deputy CM's post. Asked about the number of ministerial berths the party would get in the cabinet, Thangal said that the party would get what it is eligible for. TNN