Vijayan elected CPI (M) Parliamentary party leaderCPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan was elected its Parliamentary party leader today, paving the way for his successive stint as the Chief Minister of Kerala.
The state committee of the Marxist party, which met at its headquarters AKG Centre, elected Vijayan to lead the party, a CPI(M) statement said.
The party state committee, chaired by senior leader Elamaram Kareem, decided to entrust Shailaja with the position of party whip, the statement added.
It has also been decided to appoint a senior party leader and minister in the outgoing ministry, E Chandrasekharan, as its legislature party leader.The party has also selected MB Rajesh as the Speaker candidate.