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The chief minister of Kerala is the chief executive of the Indian state of Kerala. De facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.Following elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
The SNC Lavalin controversy in Kerala was a major allegation that rocked Kerala politics. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India report had stated that the deal Vijayan had struck [ 43 ] as electricity minister in 1998 with Lavalin, a Canadian firm, for the repair of three generators, had cost the state exchequer a staggering Rs 375 crores.
Atishi (aged 43) is the also the youngest incumbent chief minister, while Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 79) is the oldest. Nitish Kumar of Bihar has served for the most terms (nine). [ a ] [ 2 ] Fourteen incumbents belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party , three to the Indian National Congress , and two to the Aam Aadmi Party .
Kerala Council of Ministers, are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Keralam State Governor to form the executive branch of the Government of Keralam. They hold various portfolios as decided by the Chief Minister of Keralam .
The Kerala Governor administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new members. In December 2023, the Kerala Cabinet underwent a reshuffle as part of a mutual agreement among member parties. The reshuffling is in accordance with a pre-election agreement within the Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition.
The Kerala chapter of the Indian Medical Association had earlier urged the government to organise the swearing-in ceremony virtually. Former health minister K. K. Shailaja , who tenured during the COVID-19 crisis, is not a part of the new state cabinet, which is set to have freshers from CPI(M) and CPI , with CM Pinarayi Vijayan being the ...
The induction of Kerala Congress (M) gave inroads to LDF in the traditional UDF strongholds of Kottayam district and nearby areas with large number of Syrian Christian voters. [ 13 ] After the local elections, A. Vijayaraghavan , the new state secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) , repeatedly alleged that UDF had secret alliance with ...
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