AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal has dismissed rumors regarding the United Democratic Front's (UDF) chief ministerial candidate for upcoming Kerala Assembly polls, stating that 'winnability' will be the primary criterion for candidate selection. He asserted that the UDF has multiple strong leaders, more so than current Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and suggested that such speculations are attempts by rival fronts to create internal discord within the Congress following the UDF's gains in recent local body polls.