The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala that retained power in the assembly polls to be sworn-in at 3 pm today and the swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Central Stadium with 500 people in attendance.
On Tuesday, the CPI(M) state committee had appointed Pinarayi Vijayan as the CPI(M) parliamentary party leader and Kerala's Chief Minister.
“The cabinet consists of 21 people and the invitees include 140 legislators, 29 MPs, the judiciary, media, and top officials. All those who are coming should have a Covid negative test result taken 48 hours before or should have taken both doses of the vaccine,” said Pinarayi Vijayan.
The absence of KK Shailaja from the state cabinet is biggest shocker. Reacting to this, Vijayan said the decision to drop KK Shailaja from the state cabinet in his second term was made by the party.
He further said that an exemption cannot be made for Shailaja as there were also other performing ministers in the last government.
The ministers from CPI(M) in the new Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet include MV Govindan, K Radhakrishnan, KN Balagopal, P Rajeev, VN Vasavan, Saji Cherian, V Sivankutty, Mohammad Riyas, Dr R Bindu, Veena George, and V Abdul Rahman.
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