Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. File
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A CPI(M) insider said it is a given that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would helm the next LDF government.
The State secretariat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] will meet here on Tuesday to outline the make-up of the second Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
It will formulate the party’s stance on government formation ahead of the LDF leadership conclave later in the week.
The closed-door meeting is likely to approve the list of CPI(M) legislators the party leadership reckons should take up Cabinet posts.
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75 to 27: CPM’s Kerala candidate list mix of 4 generations
TNN | Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 09:41 IST
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM on Wednesday announced 83 candidates for the Kerala assembly election without much change from the list approved by the state secretariat.
The party did not yield to demands to change candidates in Ponnani and Kuttiyadi, which witnessed protests and even resignations, but has agreed to reconsider the candidature of K R Jayananda in Manjeswaram.
The candidate in Devikulam is also left to be announced. Once CPM decides candidates for Manjeswaram and Devikulam, it will have a total of 85, including nine party-backed Independents. Kerala assembly has 140 seats and the rest 55 will be contested by allies. Wednesday’s list is a mix of four generations, from 75-year-old CM Pinarayi Vijayan to 27-year-old SFI member Sachin Dev.
Updated Mar 10, 2021 | 13:21 IST
The CPI(M) has announced a list of 83 candidates that will go to the polls in Kerala. Key candidates including CM Pinrayi Vijayan, Health Minister KK Shailaja have declared their candidature. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has released a list of 83 candidates on Wednesday for the Kerala Assembly elections. CM Pinarayi Vijayan has announced his candidature from Dharmadam, Health Minister KK Shailaja from Mattannur, and Higher Education Minister KT Jaleel from Thavanoor.
The 83 of 85 candidates including nine CPI(M) supported independents. Labour minister TP Ramakrishnan, Power minister MM Mani, Devaswom minister Kadakkampally Surendran, Fisheries minister Mercykutty Amma and Local Self Government minister AC Moideen are in the poll fray.
Updated Mar 10, 2021 · 03:39 pm A photo of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. | Pinarayi Vijayan/Facebook
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday released its list of 83 candidates for the Kerala Assembly elections scheduled to take place next month, PTI reported. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and six of his Cabinet ministers are among the candidates that the party has fielded.
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, Industries and Sports Minister EP Jayarajan, Public Works Minister G Sudhakaran, Law Minister AK Balan and Education Minister C Raveendranath have not been given election tickets. The party stuck to its rule to not provide seats to candidates who have contested and won elections twice. A total of 33 sitting MLAs did not get election tickets.