The fourteen-day first session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly will start on Monday, 24 May, with the swearing-in of the 140 newly elected legislators before Pro-Tem Speaker P T A Rahim. Immediately after the House commenced its session at 9 am, the legislators will be called in to be sworn in as MLAs in alphabetic order before the Pro-Tem Speaker.
The swearing-in of the legislators is to be finished by noon. It is reported that Congress legislator, M. Vincent elected from Kovalam constituency is in the Medical College Hospital here after testing COVID-19 positive and will not be able to attend the swearing-in.
The session, summoned by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India following the advice of the Cabinet, is to be held in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol.
On the request of the legislators, a maximum of four members of each family will be allowed to watch the swearing-in live in the video wall from the R. Sankara Narayanan Thambi Members lounge following COVID-19 protocol. Only the families of the first-timers are expected to arrive.
Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal will present the revised 2021-2022 Budget, his maiden, and the vote on account of the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on June 4. The election of the Speaker is scheduled for 9 a.m. on May 25. The last date for filing nominations for the election of the Speaker is 12 noon on May 24.
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