V D Satheesan is set to become Kerala Chief Minister after leading the Congress-led UDF to a landmark Assembly election victory. (File Photo) 5 min read May 14, 2026 04:42 PM IST First published on: May 14, 2026 at 04:42 PM IST Democracy is alive and healthy in Kerala. That was about the only good news to emerge at the end of the sordid 10-day drama in the Congress high command after the result of the 2026 Assembly election was announced on May 4. It was the sheer mass upsurge of the people that broke through the barriers put up by the party organisation and a commandeered block of legislators to install V D Satheesan in the chief ministerial chair. Satheesan is popular enough, but more than the people’s liking for him, it was the rank outrage at the injustice being perpetrated that fuelled the surge of emotion in his favour.…