Kerala: Satheesan-led Cabinet sworn in, announces key welfare measures

PTI, May 18, 2026, Thiruvananthapuram: Vadasseri Damodara Menon Satheesan, who steered the Congress-led UDF back to power in Kerala after a decade by unseating the Left Front, took oath as Chief Minister on Monday at a packed and politically charged ceremony held at the Central Stadium here.

Satheesan's 20-member Cabinet, featuring a mix of experienced leaders and new entrants, was also sworn in by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, with senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala — once seen as a contender for the top post — among those inducted.

The ceremony drew a wide spectrum of political leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi, with alliance partners such as the IUML, the UDF's second-largest constituent, securing adequate representation in the new ministry, signalling a careful balancing of coalition interests in the new government.

Soon after the one-and-a-half-hour-long oath-taking ceremony and tea gathering at Lok Bhavan, the new Cabinet, chaired by Satheesan, held its first meeting at the state secretariat and decided to implement two of the five programmes announced by Rahul during the launch of the Assembly election campaign in March.

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