<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar faction's state president in Kerala P C Chacko is learnt to have tendered resignation owing to the internal rifts in the party.</p><p>Chacko, who was a former Congress leader and an MP, reportedly submitted his resignation letter to Sharad Pawar. He was not available for comments on the matter.</p>.Kerala CM denies UDF allegation of failure of law and order, criminalisation of police.<p>Chacko recently faced much embarrassment as his constant demand to replace the party's lone minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet was rejected by Vijayan.</p><p>NCP-SP at present has two MLAs in Kerala - forest minister A K Saseendran and Kuttanad MLA Thomas K Thomas. Chacko backed Thomas K Thomas' demand for ministership for the remaining term of the incumbent left-front government replacing Saseendran. But chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly opposed it.</p><p>Recently an audio clip of Chacko strongly flaying Pinarayi Vijayan at a party meeting was leaked out by his rival camps in the NCP. There were also reports that Thomas K Thomas has now aligned with the A K Saseendran camp and the former may also be considered for the party state president post in case Chacko vacates it.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar faction's state president in Kerala P C Chacko is learnt to have tendered resignation owing to the internal rifts in the party.</p><p>Chacko, who was a former Congress leader and an MP, reportedly submitted his resignation letter to Sharad Pawar. He was not available for comments on the matter.</p>.Kerala CM denies UDF allegation of failure of law and order, criminalisation of police.<p>Chacko recently faced much embarrassment as his constant demand to replace the party's lone minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet was rejected by Vijayan.</p><p>NCP-SP at present has two MLAs in Kerala - forest minister A K Saseendran and Kuttanad MLA Thomas K Thomas. Chacko backed Thomas K Thomas' demand for ministership for the remaining term of the incumbent left-front government replacing Saseendran. But chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly opposed it.</p><p>Recently an audio clip of Chacko strongly flaying Pinarayi Vijayan at a party meeting was leaked out by his rival camps in the NCP. There were also reports that Thomas K Thomas has now aligned with the A K Saseendran camp and the former may also be considered for the party state president post in case Chacko vacates it.</p>