Thiruvananthapuram | The Congress has elected its Parliamentary Party office-bearers in the Keralam Assembly, party leaders said on Friday.

In a statement, the party's state leadership said the office-bearers were elected at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister V D Satheesan at the Assembly on Thursday.

Satheesan will be the party's Parliamentary Party leader.

N Shakthan was elected deputy leader, M Vincent secretary, T J Vinod treasurer and Mathew Kuzhalnadan chief whip, the statement said.

I C Balakrishnan, C R Mahesh, Sanish Kumar Joseph and Uma Thomas were elected whips, it added.

The Parliamentary Party leadership will coordinate the Congress's activities in the Assembly.