Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana and Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak would also be named in the list as his deputy and third in command, respectively.&nbsp; 
The Constitution requires parties to propose three candidates for the premiership.&nbsp; 
Prayut, who led the military coup to topple the elected government in May 2014, is always reluctant to make clear commitments about his political ambitions.&nbsp; 
The junta-sponsored charter gives two options to fill the top job in government: being proposed by a political party or by a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives to install a non-elected figure.

Plang Pracharat to nominate Prayut as PM : source

Pro-junta Plang Pracharat Party will name Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as its candidate for prime minister after the March general election, a party source said on Wednesday.