Swearing in of LDF Ministers on Wednesday

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The new Kerala government led by Pinarayi Vijayan would have 19 members, including the chief minister, and its swearing-in will be held at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram at 4 pm on Wednesday.
LDF has decided to limit the cabinet to 19.
“The outgoing Oommen Chandy government had 21 but LDF decided to keep it to 19. CPM will have 12 berths, the CPI 4 and three other LDF constituents – the Janata Dal-S, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress-S – would get one each. Three other parties – thee RSP-L, Kerala Congress-Pillai, and the CMP – who contested alongside the LDF and have a legislator each were not considered for ministerial berths as they were not regular member of the LDF.
The CPI-M will announce their portfolios later. The CPM-led LDF won the May 16 polls, winning 91 seats in the 140-member Kerala assembly.