IUML leader P K Kunhalikutty, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala take oath as ministers in Satheesan-led cabinet.
Satheesan said the cabinet was formed after coalition talks and will include five IUML ministers and three women.
- On Monday, V.D. Satheesan took oath as Kerala Chief Minister at Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administering the oath to the Congress Legislature Party leader.
- Capturing 102 of 140 seats in the 2026 assembly elections, the United Democratic Front alliance ended the Left Democratic Front's 10-year rule in the state.
- Satheesan unveiled a 20-member Council of Ministers on Sunday, balancing regional and social representation while accommodating coalition allies including the Indian Union Muslim League with five berths.
- National leaders including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attended the ceremony. Kharge described the victory as "unprecedented."
- Portfolio allocation is nearly finalized, with Satheesan planning to induct IUML leader Parakkal Abdulla into the cabinet after the government completes two-and-a-half years in office.
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V D Satheesan sworn in as Kerala Chief Minister
Thiruvananthapuram: V D Satheesan on Monday took oath as Kerala’s Chief Minister, and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to the Congress Legislature Party leader here. Satheesan took oath in the name of God. Besides Satheesan, his 20-member Cabinet will also be sworn in by the Governor. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, among others, attended t…
VD Satheesan, With 20-Member Cabinet, To Take Oath In Kerala Today
VD Satheesan has no administrative background. But the Chief Minister designate has already made a beginning, announcing several sweeping changes that spell an end to the financial extravagance and VIP culture in the state.
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