VS to stake claim on Wednesday

Achuthanandan called on Governor to inform him of the plan to have the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday.

CPI (M) leader VS Achuthanandan will stake claim to form a government in Kerala on Wednesday.

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Achuthanandan on Tuesday called on Governor RL Bhatia to inform him of the plan to have the swearing-in ceremony at the central stadium on Thursday.

After meeting the Governor, Achuthanandan said that he would be meeting Bhatia again on Wednesday to officially stake claim after the LDF Liaison Committee meeting.

He was accompanied by former speaker M Vijayakumar.

Achuthanandan was on Monday elected unanimously for chief ministership by the CPI-M state committee.