3 Leaders Emerge Top Contenders for KPCC Prez Post

Anto Antony turns out to be frontrunner for the post, with Benny Behanan and Sunny Joseph following closely behind, say party sources

- K S SREEJITH @T'Puram

Though the AICC meeting which concluded recently did not consider leadership change in the state Congress, political maneuvering for the same has intensified. Now, three senior leaders from the Christian community have emerged top contenders for the KPCC president post. They are MPs Anto Antony, Benny Behanan, and MLA Sunny Joseph.

It is not surprising that the Congress' quest to find a potential new face at the helm of the party has led to the three leaders from the Christian community emerging as top contenders. While the CPM has scored by electing a leader from the Latin Catholic community as its national general secretary, and the BJP is trying hard to spread its political grip on the Christian community, there has been a demand from the community and within the Congress to fill the vacuum left behind by the demise of Oommen Chandy.