Overview
- IUML leaders said the party will not demand the deputy chief minister post if the United Democratic Front forms the government in Kerala.
- The party pledged to support whoever the Congress selects as chief minister should the UDF return to power.
- Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal denied that IUML candidates sought votes on religious lines and promised a probe if any such case is found.
- Kerala has voted and results are pending in a three‑way fight, with the Left Democratic Front seeking a third term and the BJP‑led National Democratic Alliance chasing its first seat.
- IUML noted it has held the deputy CM job before, and Hindustan Times reported it even turned down the post during 2011 to 2016 to avoid fueling rival claims it dominates the alliance.