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Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to 76-year-old Vijayan
NEW DELHI: Pinarayi Vijayan was on Thursday sworn as Kerala s Chief Minister for the second time in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
The oath ceremony took place with Covid protocols in place at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The CPI(M) veteran had led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the April 6 assembly polls.
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to 76-year-old Pinarayi Vijayan in a low-key function at the Central Stadium here, which was held completely in adherence with the COVID protocol.
Pinarayi Vijayan: The first to continue as Kerala CM after full term ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 15:00 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday will take oath for a second consecutive term as chief minister of Kerala breaking the decades-old alternate shift of power between Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the state.
Vijayan could become the only third Chief Minister in the state to be re-elected and the first to continue in office after completing a full term. The 76-year-old, who joined the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) in 1964 was elected as the 12th chief minister of Kerala after LDF came to power in 2016.
Explained: What Post-Poll Survey By Lokniti-CSDS Tells Us About Recent Assembly Elections In Assam, Kerala
by Swarajya Staff - May 12, 2021 12:30 AM
Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pinarayi Vijayan
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The survey concluded that the local issues were of paramount importance for the voters in the Assembly elections.
A special post-poll survey conducted by the Lokniti-CSDS for
The Hindu shines light on the electoral trends in the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
The survey concluded that the local issues were of paramount importance for the voters in the Assembly elections.
âEach of the surveyed States had specific local variables that swayed and determined the choices of the respondents. Clearly, the voters were determining their electoral choice for State and national elections distinctly,â
BJP leadership under fire for poll debacle
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State and district leadership has come under severe criticism for the shoddy performance of the party in Kozhikode in the Assembly polls.
An online meeting attended by State president K. Surendran, former president Kummanam Rajashekaran, State organising secretary M. Ganesh and district president V.K. Sajeevan to review the performance of the party saw participants putting the blame squarely on the leadership for the lack of coordination and ineffectiveness in the elections.