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  Kerala portfolios announced: CM Satheesan keeps Finance, Chennithala gets Home | Full list

  Karnataka | May 20, 2026 16:35 IST

  Chief 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 IST

  Satheesan 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 17:07 IST

  The 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 IST

  VD 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 0:00 IST

  Over 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 | March 30, 2026 13:59 IST

  Rahul 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 | October 28, 2024 20:06 IST

  The 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 | July 21, 2024 13:53 IST

  Pinarayi 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 | October 31, 2023 12:28 IST

  The 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 | January 14, 2023 23:14 IST

  Shashi 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 | April 15, 2021 15:30 IST

  Incidentally, 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 | November 09, 2019 6:56 IST

  The 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 | July 30, 2019 21:21 IST

  Kerala 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 | July 03, 2019 18:58 IST

  The 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 | February 14, 2015 19:23 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: 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 | October 16, 2014 21:20 IST

  New 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

  Politics | July 03, 2014 16:50 IST

  New 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 | January 13, 2014 13:12 IST

  Kottayam: 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

  Politics | November 15, 2013 7:05 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: 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

  Politics | August 21, 2013 7:43 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram/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