Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan has retained the plum portfolios of Finance, Law and Ports in the 21-member United Democratic Front (UDF) ministry, whose portfolio allocation was finalised after days of intense coalition discussions and internal bargaining.The Cabinet composition reflects the coalition arithmetic within the ruling front, with the Congress securing 12 berths and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) five.The remaining four berths have gone …
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 (IANS) Fifteen years after the Congress last occupied the seat of power in Kerala under late former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state on Monday woke up to a politically charged morning filled with celebration, nostalgia and renewed expectations as the Congress-led UDF returns to power.Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar will administer the oath of office to the entire cabinet at the Central Stadium.At exactly 10 a.m., outgoing Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan will ta…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 (IANS) The Congress high command will take the final call on whether sitting party MPs should contest the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Congress Screening Committee Chairman Madhusudan Mistry said here on Wednesday, underlining that the issue involves a larger policy decision.Mistry expressed confidence that the party leadership would take an appropriate view on the matter and indicated that the Congress candidate list is likely to be released by the end of this m…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections expected in April-May, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has entered a crucial phase of preparations, buoyed by renewed confidence but confronted by familiar internal challenges.After remaining in the opposition since 2016, the UDF is keen to reclaim power following Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) securing a historic second consecutive term in 2021 — an outcome unprecedented in the e…