: Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as chief minister, 20 others to be sworn in to the Cabinet #IndiaNEWS Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday took oath as the chief

Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as chief minister, 20 others to be sworn in to the Cabinet #IndiaNEWS
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday took oath as the chief minister of Kerala for the second time. Twenty other leaders are scheduled to be sworn in as ministers. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oaths.Communist Party of India leader K Rajan will be Kerala’s new revenue minister, KN Balagopal will take over the finance ministry, while P Prasad will take over the agriculture portfolio, The Indian Express reported. Janata Dal (Secular) leader K Krishnankutty will be the state’s power minister. MLA Veena George is expected to replace KK Shailaja as the health minister, NDTV reported. The CPI(M) has been criticised for dropping Shailaja from the new Cabinet, despite her praiseworthy record in handling of the Covid-19 and Nipah outbreaks in the state.“Together, let us realise a people’s alternative, and build a Nava Keralam [new Kerala],??? Vijayan tweeted after taking oath.Took the oaths of office and secrecy, as the Chief Minister of Kerala. Together, let us realise a peoples alternative, and build a Nava Keralam! pic.twitter.com/zMnm0VsJQa— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) May 20, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin congratulated Vijayan for his second successive term in Kerala.Congratulations to Shri @vijayanpinarayi Ji on taking oath as CM and commencing his second term in office.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 20, 2021 Best wishes to...Read more

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