Kerala Chief Minister
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Kerala portfolios announced: CM Satheesan keeps Finance, Chennithala gets Home | Full list
Karnataka | May 20, 2026, 04:35 PM ISTChief Minister VD Satheesan will handle the Finance and Law portfolios, while Ramesh Chennithala has been given the key Home department in the UDF's Kerala government.
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Kerala new Cabinet: Chennithala, Muraleedharan among Congress ministers, IUML given 5 posts
India | May 18, 2026, 10:19 AM ISTSatheesan said the cabinet list was prepared after discussions with alliance leaders and keeping social and regional representation in mind.
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Grassroot sentiment, Muslim League's backing: Why Congress chose VD Satheesan as Kerala CM
India | May 14, 2026, 05:07 PM ISTThe Congress leadership chose VD Satheesan as Kerala Chief Minister after strong grassroots support and sustained backing from alliance partner IUML tilted the decision in his favour over KC Venugopal.
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Who is VD Satheesan, the Paravur MLA set to become Kerala’s new Chief Minister?
India | May 14, 2026, 12:32 PM ISTVD Satheesan won the Paravur Assembly seat for the sixth time in a row in 2026 by defeating Communist Party of India's (CPI) ET Taison Master with a margin of 20,600 votes.
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Congress struggles to break Kerala CM impasse, tussle continues over top post contenders
India | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM ISTOver the past few days, several senior leaders were called to Delhi for consultations. Former Kerala Congress chiefs, senior MLAs and working presidents met central observers and top leadership to give their views on who should lead the new government.
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Rahul Gandhi's big charge, claims 'Kerala government completely supported by BJP'
India | Mar 30, 2026, 01:59 PM ISTRahul Gandhi accused BJP of indirectly supporting Kerala’s LDF and criticised PM Modi for staying silent on Sabarimala.
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Kerala CM's escort vehicles involved in multi-car collision in Thiruvananthapuram | VIDEO
India | Oct 28, 2024, 08:06 PM ISTThe incident took place as drivers in the escort vehicles attempted to avoid the scooter, resulting in minor damage to the Chief Minister's vehicle.
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Rahul Gandhi chosen to receive Oommen Chandy Public Servant Award
India | Jul 21, 2024, 01:53 PM ISTPinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the concluding ceremony of the Oommen Chandy Leadership Conclave, organised by the Oommen Chandy Foundation, on Friday and said public service had been an integral part of the former chief minister's life.
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Kalamassery blasts: Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar booked for his alleged controversial remarks
India | Oct 31, 2023, 12:28 PM ISTThe police registered the FIR in connection with the minister's recent statements on social media regarding the Kalamassery blasts and a Hamas leader's virtual address at an event. The event was organised by an Islamist group in Kerala's Malappuram district.
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Not ready to be Kerala Chief Minister, says Shashi Tharoor
India | Jan 14, 2023, 11:14 PM ISTShashi Tharoor on Kerala CM post: "I am not prepared for the role of the chief minister. I will continue doing what I have been doing for fourteen years," Tharoor told media in Kannur.
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Kerala Polls 2021: Sparks start to fly, fireworks not far behind
Elections | Apr 15, 2021, 03:30 PM ISTIncidentally, this is perhaps the first Assembly election in which the ruling government came out with a hashtag that they will become the first government to retain office in the state. The campaign was led by none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself.
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Ayodhya verdict: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges all to maintain peace
India | Nov 09, 2019, 06:56 AM ISTThe apex court is scheduled to pronounce at 10.30 am on Saturday its verdict in the communally sensitive case of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya.
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Vijayan meets Shah, says Centre assured Kerala help to deal with Maoist threat
India | Jul 30, 2019, 09:21 PM ISTKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday and sought Centre's assistance to deal with the Maoist threat plaguing some districts in the state. The two leaders discussed various subjects, including the modernisation of the state police force to face the threat
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Pinarayi Vijayan Europe tour Kerala to foot the bill of CM private security
India | Jul 03, 2019, 06:58 PM ISTThe Kerala Government Wednesday decided to bear expenses incurred for providing private security cover to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a Z+ category protectee, during his 12-day European tour from May 8.
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Kerala's National Games medalists to get Govt jobs
Other Sports | Feb 14, 2015, 07:23 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: In a bonanza for athletes who won medals for the state in the just-concluded 35th National Games, Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy today announced that the medallists would be given government jobs besides cash
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Declare Sabarimala shrine 'national pilgrim Centre': Kerala CM to PM
India | Oct 16, 2014, 09:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Kerala today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the famous hill shrinededicated to Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala as a ‘national pilgrim centre'.A memorandum in this regard was submitted to the Prime Minister
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Oomen Chandy meets Swaraj, seeks steps to evacuate nurses from Iraq
National | Jul 03, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seeking an effective action to evacuate 46 nurses, majority of them from Kerala, from the ISIS-controlled Tikrit town in war-torn Iraq.During
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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy hospitalized
India | Jan 13, 2014, 01:12 PM ISTKottayam: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was hospitalised on Monday after he felt uneasiness and he is likely to undergo an angiography later in the day, said sources.He was admitted to the Kottayam Medical College
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Don't panic over order on Kasturirangan report: Chandy
National | Nov 15, 2013, 07:05 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The union government's order on the G. Kasturirangan committee report on recommendations of the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel (WGEEP) was no cause for panic, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Thursday."We have appointed
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Left demands Chandy's role in solar scam be probed
National | Aug 21, 2013, 07:43 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Kerala's opposition LDF Tuesday said it will submit its views on the terms of reference of the judicial probe into the solar scam, among which would be whether the role of Chief Minister