Kerala CM oath-taking highlights: VD Satheesan becomes new chief minister as LDF's 10-year rule comes to end

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Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Keralam Minister designate Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan says, “I am very happy and satisfied. My role will be difficult, but I will try my best to make it a success... All the Congress workers were looking forward to this day, because this is the liberation of a generation here.”

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: The 20-member Cabinet includes senior Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, K Muraleedharan, AP Anil Kumar and KPCC chief Sunny Joseph. Senior IUML leader PK Kunhalikutty, RSP leader Shibu Baby John, Kerala Congress leader Mons Joseph, Kerala Congress (Jacob) leader Anoop Jacob, and CMP leader CP John also took oath.

CMP leader John and IUML leaders N Shamsuddin, KM Shaji, PK Basheer and VE Abdul Gafoor are also among the new faces in the Cabinet.

Congress leaders P C Vishnunadh, Roji M John, Bindu Krishna, T Siddique, KA Thulasi and OJ Janeesh are also among the first-time ministers. (PTI)

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Chief Minister Satheesan, who is holding a government position for the first time despite being elected from Paravur since 2001. (PTI)

Kerala Congress leader Mons Joseph, RSP leader Shibu Baby John take oath as ministers in state cabinet.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Senior Cong leaders Sunny Joseph, K Muraleedharan sworn in as ministers in Satheesan-led cabinet.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: IUML leader PK Kunhalikutty, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala take oath as ministers in Satheesan-led cabinet.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: After VD Satheesan, the ministers of the newly formed cabinet are now taking oath with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administering the oath.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: VD Satheesan takes oath as CM of Kerala. He takes oath in Malayalam. The UDF govt is officially formed in Kerala. Former CM Vijayan present on the stage.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Governor has arrived for the oath-taking ceremony at the venue Thiruvananthapuram.

Congress prez Kharge is sitting besides Karanata CM Siddaramaiah. BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar and former CM Pinarayi Vijayan also in attendance, along with Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Top leaders from Congress, BJP and CPI(M) have taken seat on stage. We are just minutes away from the start of the swearing in ceremony.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi are also in Thiruvananthapuram to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah arrives to attend oath-taking ceremony of VD Satheesan.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: New faces in the cabinet include C P John and IUML leaders N Shamsuddin, K M Shaji, P K Basheer, and V E Abdul Gafoor. Congress leaders P C Vishnunadh, Roji M John, Bindu Krishna, T Siddique, K A Thulasi, and O J Janeesh are also among the first-time ministers. (PTI)

The 21-member cabinet will include 12 ministers from the Congress, five from the IUML, and one each from Kerala Congress, RSP, Kerala Congress (Jacob), and CPM, reports Aaj Tak.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said he would assume charge of the Home portfolio in the incoming VD Satheesan-led government and asserted that the new administration would fulfil the five guarantees announced by Rahul Gandhi during the Keralam Assembly election campaign, as per a ANI report.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, Congress MP KC Venugopal, Congress leaders Deepa Dasmunsi, Bhupesh Baghel have reached Thiruvananthapuram to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: The first visuals from the Central stadium in Thiruvananthapuram have come, courtesy ANI. The ceremony will start at 10 am.

VD Satheesan oath-taking ceremony LIVE: All eyes are on the first Cabinet decisions, as the UDF had promised five key guarantees:

- Free KSRTC bus travel for women

- A monthly stipend of ₹1,000 for girl students in colleges

- An increase in welfare pension to ₹3,000

- Health insurance coverage up to ₹25 lakh per household

- Interest-free loans of up to ₹5 lakh for young entrepreneurs. (PTI)

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Reacting to the swearing-in of the new Kerala government, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the Congress-led alliance returning to power in the state after a decade was a matter of great happiness. He added that every new government brings fresh schemes and initiatives for the people.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Senior leaders from across the political spectrum, including former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam, and IUML state president Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, are also expected to attend the event. (PTI)

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Congress president Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and Karnataka deputy CM D K Shivakumar will arrive in Thiruvananthapuram to attend the ceremony.

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: The 20-member Cabinet that will take oath along with Satheesan includes senior Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, K Muraleedharan and KPCC chief Sunny Joseph, along with Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leaders PK Kunhalikutty, PK Basheer, N Samsudheen, KM Shaji and VE Abdul Gafoor.

Other ministers in the Cabinet are Mons Joseph, Shibu Baby John, Anoop Jacob, CP John, AP Anil Kumar, T Siddique, PC Vishnunath, Roji M John, Bindu Krishna, M Liju, KA Thulasi and O J Janeesh. (ANI)

Kerala CM oath-taking LIVE: Kerala is all set for a regime change on Monday, with a 21-member UDF cabinet led by Congress leader VD Satheesan set to be sworn in at the state capital at 10 am.