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Thiruvananthapuram: Newly sworn-in Kerala Minister Ramesh Chennithala being congratulated by LoP successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the swearing-in ceremonial of the authorities government, successful Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: Kerala politician Rajendra Arlekar connected Wednesday approved the portfolio allocation recommended by main curate VD Satheesan, the Lok Bhavan said, 2 days aft the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities was sworn in.The UDF returned to powerfulness successful Kerala aft a decade, defeating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) successful the April 9 assembly elections. The confederation secured 102 seats successful the 140-member assembly, including 63 won by the Congress.Satheesan, who served arsenic person of absorption successful the erstwhile assembly, volition oversee 35 departments, including finance, law, wide administration, and ports.Senior Congress person Ramesh Chennithala, who was a contender for the main minister’s station earlier Satheesan was chosen, has been fixed the cardinal location portfolio.
Chennithala volition besides grip vigilance on with 3 different departments.PK Kunhalikutty, a elder person of the Congress state Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), has been assigned cardinal portfolios including industries and commerce, accusation technology, artificial intelligence, startups, mining and geology, and handlooms, and textiles.With 22 seats, the IUML emerged arsenic the second-largest constituent of the UDF.
Sunny Joseph, main of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), has been assigned the Electricity, Environment and Parliamentary Affairs portfolios, portion elder Congress person K Muraleedharan volition oversee 7 departments, including Health, Devaswoms, Food Safety and Medical Education.Among different ministers, Roji M John volition grip Higher Education, AP Anil Kumar has been fixed Land and Revenue, and N Shamsudheen volition service arsenic General Education Minister, the connection said.Shibu Baby John of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has been allocated Forests and Wildlife Protection arsenic good arsenic Skill Development, portion Mons Joseph volition caput the Irrigation, Ground Water, Water Supply and Sanitation, and Housing departments.(With PTI inputs)
