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Kerala's Left Democratic Front government will take on board 20 new ministers, including Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA Veena George, who is likely to replace her party colleague, KK Shailaja, as the Health Minister.
Ex-Journalist Veena George To Replace KK Shailaja As Kerala Health Minister
KK Shailaja, the face of Kerala’s fight against Nipah and Covid-19, was dropped as health minister.
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For the first time in its history, a woman journalist-turned politician will become a minister in Kerala. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-19T16:33:31+05:30 Ex-Journalist Veena George To Replace KK Shailaja As Kerala Health Minister outlookindia.com 2021-05-19T16:36:03+05:30
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CPI(MP) leader and MLA Veena George will most likely be replacing KK Shailaja as the new health minister of Kerala. On May 18, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan selected his cabinet, but dropped Shailaja, the face of Kerala’s fight against Nipah and Covid-19 during her stint as health minister.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to have a decisive say in the matter.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretariat will convene in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday to settle the allocation of cabinet portfolios to Kerala’s Minister-designates.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would have a decisive say in the matter. The CPI(M) State committee had tasked him with dividing the 21 cabinet posts among the party’s ministerial candidates and Left Democratic Front (LDF) allies.
As a prelude to cabinet formation, Mr. Vijayan had met Kerala Governor Arif Muhammad Khan on Tuesday evening and handed over the letter appointing Mr. Vijayan as parliamentary party leader of the CPI(M). The CPI(M) is the single largest party in the next Assembly with 62 legislators.
Kerala’s new LDF Cabinet portfolio allocation heads to finality
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The JD(S) gets Power ministry and the INL is allocated Ports
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The CPI(M) was yet to make a formal announcement about its Ministers. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT
The JD(S) gets Power ministry and the INL is allocated Ports
At least two Left Democratic Front (LDF) allies have given the media an inkling of the direction of Cabinet portfolio allocation talks under way behind closed-doors at the AKG Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
K. Krishnankutty, Janata Dal (S) legislator from Chittoor in Palakkad, told reporters waiting outside the CPI(M) State headquarters that the party leadership had assigned him the Electricity Department. He said discussions were on with other allies. Cabinet post-sharing would soon reach finality.