Senior Congress MP M.K. Raghavan has publicly criticised fellow party members in Kerala (a state on India's southwestern coast) for openly feuding over who should be the party's chief ministerial candidate, even before election results have been declared. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Friday, Raghavan warned that airing internal leadership disputes publicly was damaging both the party's reputation and its electoral prospects. The episode highlights tensions within the Congress ahead of the Kerala Assembly election results.