Chacko is a former Member of Parliament from the Thrissur Lok Sabha headquarters in Kerala.
At a press conference, Chacko said he sent his resignation letter to the president of Congress. Sonia Gandhi.
Accusing his party of ignoring state leaders in the selection of candidates for the April 6 elections in Kerala, Chacko said: “There is no democracy left in Congress. The list of candidates has not been discussed with the state congressional committee. “.
Upset about the ticket distribution in his home state, Chacko told the media that he had been considering the move for several days.
“I come from Kerala, where there is no Congress party as such. There are 2 parties: Congress (I) and Congress (A). It is a 2-party coordinating committee that functions as KPCC,” Chacko said at the session. informative.
Chacko alleged that there are two dominant groups within the party: Group “A” headed by Oommen Chandy and Group “I” headed by Ramesh Chennithala.
Citing that Kerala faces a crucial election, the veteran leader said: “The people want Congress to come back, but the top leaders of Congress practice groupism.”
Earlier this month, Congress established selection committees for the Kerala polls by appointing HK Patil as the panel head.
The election for the 140-member Kerala assembly will be held on April 6.
(With contributions from the agency)
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