Speaking to The Hindu, the Minister said the party leadership had assured him that the concerns raised by him would be addressed at an appropriate time and made it clear that they wanted him to remain in the Cabinet
Administrative sanction given for ₹547-crore works associated with High Court complex; stamp duty and registration fees exempted for 49.66 acres allotted for Quantum Valley project
Senior legislators and loyalists of former Chief Minister find place in 14-member Cabinet headed by D.K. Shivakumar
The detailed portfolios will be submitted to the Governor and will be published via gazette notification.
Apparent dawdling in announcing appointments in government gazette suggests that haggling over ministerial portfolios continues unabated in Congress-led UDF
Angamaly MLA Roji M. John of the Congress, Piravom legislator Anoop Jacob of Kerala Congress (Jacob), and Kalamassery MLA V. E. Abdul Gafoor of the Indian Union Muslim League will be sworn in as Ministers
Of the 63 Congress MLAs in the 102-strong UDF contingent, many eligible names could not be given Ministerial berths as the party had to consider social and regional equations, V.D. Satheesan said
Kozhikode and Kasaragod districts will not have any representation for the time being
Organisers are anticipating an influx of around 1 lakh people to witness one of the largest political gatherings the State has seen in recent years
When asked whether Ramesh Chennithala will be part of the Cabinet, Venugopal says the matter will be discussed by the party leadership
Mr Chennithala also appeared to dispel reports that he would eschew joining Mr Satheesan’s cabinet. When asked whether he would join the government as a Minister, Mr Chennithala said, “Forming the cabinet is the Chief Minister’s prerogative”
Party sources said while Mr. Thirumavalavan does not want to formally join the State Government, the party’s office bearers are urging him to rethink it
Party sources said the Congress asked the TVK to accommodate Melur MLA P. Viswanathan and Congress Legislature Party leader S. Rajeshkumar in the Cabinet
N. Anand, popularly known as ‘Bussy’ Anand, is the general secretary of the TVK and a trusted aide of its founder, C. Joseph Vijay
As of now, there will be one representative each for women and Scheduled Castes (SC).
BJP gives Ministerial berths to representatives of the Matua, tribal, OBC, Rajbangshi, Brahmin, and Kayastha communities; there is one women in Suvendu Adhikari’s Council of Ministers