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Barring the Chief Minister, K Krishnankutty of JD-S and A K Saseendran of NCP, the Water Resources and Transport Ministers respectively in the previous LDF government, are the only old faces in the new ministry. Both CPI-M and CPI, the major partners in the ruling coalition, opted not to retain any of their ministers from the previous government.
This is Vijayan s second stint as Chief Minister.
The second Pinarayi Vijayan government, which comes to power bucking the four- decade-old trend of alternate front rule in Kerala, will have a 21-member-strong cabinet with a handful of first-time legislators and three women members, the highest in recent time.
Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet to have 21 ministers
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 04:58 PM IST
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The oath-taking ceremony of the new Left government would be a low-key affair with limited invitees in view of the COVID-19 situation, he said here after the crucial state committee meeting of the Left Democratic Front.
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The second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, to be sworn in on May 20, will have a 21-member cabinet, LDF convenor and CPI(M) acting state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said here on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony of the new Left government would be a low-key affair with limited invitees in view of the COVID-19 situation, he said here after the crucial state committee meeting of the Left Democratic Front.
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VS has not been active in the election campaign due to his deteriorating health.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM veteran and former chief minister VS Achuthanandan took the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine. The 97-year-old leader took the first dose from the Government General Hospital Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. VS has not been active in the election campaign due to his deteriorating health. He along with family members went to General Hospital at around 9.25 am and took the first shot. He took rest for about half-and hour and came back. His wife K Vasumathy had taken the vaccine earlier, said family sources.