THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: AICC has given temporary charge of KPCC president to MM Hassan. The responsibility was given to him because K Sudhakaran is contesting again in the Lok Sabha elections. The task has been given only for the duration of the Lok Sabha elections. MM Hassan is currently the UDF convener.

Meanwhile, the Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala have been announced. The decisive move is to field K Muralidharan in Thrissur, K Karunakaran's constituency, to overcome the backlash of Padmaja Venugopal going to the BJP. All but Thrissur sitting MP TN Pratapan have been given another chance.

KC Venugopal is back to regain Alappuzha, which he lost last time when Congress won all other 19 seats. With this, the constituency contested by AM Arif and Shobha Surendran is sure to witness a triangle fight.

Congress candidates

Thiruvananthapuram - Shashi Tharoor

Attingal - Adoor Prakash

Mavelikkara - Kodikunnil Suresh

Pathanamthitta - Anto Antony

Alappuzha - KC Venugopal

Idukki - Dean Kuriakos

Ernakulam - Hibi Eden

Chalakudy - Benny Behnan

Thrissur - K. Muralidharan

Alathur - Ramya Haridas

Palakkad - VK Sreekandan

Kozhikode - MK Raghavan

Vadakara - Shafi Parampil

Wayanad - Rahul Gandhi

Kannur - K Sudhakaran

Kasaragod - Rajmohan Unnithan