New KPCC prez: Anto has the edge, Sunny gets Sudhakaran's backing

More leaders rally behind Sudhakaran stating there was no need for a leadership change

- K S SREEJITH & LAKSHMI ATHIRA @T'Puram/Kannur

WITH the Congress high command's decision on a new KPCC president looming large, four-time Pathanamthitta MP Anto Antony and incumbent president K Sudhakaran's confidante Sunny Joseph, MLA, have emerged frontrunners. A third aspirant, Benny Behnan, is as of now, lagging behind. Meanwhile, a section continues to back K Sudhakaran, the incumbent. Discussions about change of guard have started again, after AICC called Sudhakaran to Delhi on Friday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi have reportedly conveyed to Sudhakaran about the need for an imminent change of guard in the state leadership.