V. D. Satheesan Takes Oath as Kerala Chief Minister

VD Satheesan from Indian national Congress has taken the oath as the new Chief Minister of Kerala on May 18 in Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. He will leading the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) which came back to power after a decade. In the historical political transition as entire 21 member Cabinet taking oath along with the Chief Minister.

VD Satheesan Becomes Kerala’s New Chief Minister

Senior Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the Kerala’s new Chief Minister at the Central Stadium in theThiruvananthapuram.

His appointment marks the return of the United Democratic Front (UDF) after the ten years of Left rule in the state.

The Congress-led alliance has secured a decisive victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections and ended the the LDF’s two-term government.

Historic Cabinet Swearing-In in Kerala

The major highlight of the ceremony was the simultaneous swearing in of the full Cabinet.

For the first time in nearly the six decades, the Chief Minister and the entire Council of Ministers took oath together.

This made the event politically historic beyond just the routine transfer of power.

Senior Congress leaders likk Leader of opposition Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Telangana’s CM Revanth Reddy and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukkhu also present.

Full List of Kerala Cabinet Ministers 2026

The 21-member Kerala Cabinet includes experienced politicians as well as several first-time ministers.

Chief Minister

VD Satheesan

Senior Congress Leaders in Cabinet

• Ramesh Chennithala
• K Muraleedharan
• A P Anil Kumar
• Sunny Joseph

IUML Leaders in Cabinet

• P K Kunhalikutty
• N Shamsuddin
• K M Shaji
• P K Basheer
• V E Abdul Gafoor

Other Alliance Partners

• Shibu Baby John (RSP)
• Mons Joseph (Kerala Congress)
• Anoop Jacob (Kerala Congress-Jacob)
• C P John

First-Time Congress Ministers

• P C Vishnunadh
• Roji M John
• Bindu Krishna
• T Siddique
• K A Thulasi
• O J Janeesh

Who Is VD Satheesan?

VD Satheesan brings the long political experience, this will be his first executive leadership role as the Chief Minister of State.

Profile highlights of VD Satheesan

• Practicing lawyer at Kerala High Court
• First elected to Kerala Assembly in 2001
• Represents Paravur constituency
• Six consecutive assembly election victories
• Former student political leader
• Senior Congress organizational figure

Despite his long career, he has never previously served as the minister.

Kerala Assembly Results 2026

In the Kerlam the United Democratic Front(UDF) won with a clear majority and ended the decade long rule of the Left Democratic Front(LDF). They have won more than 100 seats in the southern state of India. This is the first time in 50 years as there is no left government in any state of India as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s LDF has lost the election.

Here is Part Wise Breakdown (Total Seats: 140)

• Indian National Congress (INC) – Won: 63
• Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) — Won: 26
• Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) – Won: 22
• Communist Party of India (CPI) – Won: 8
• Kerala Congress (KEC) – Won: 7
• Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) – Won: 3
• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Won: 3
• Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) – Won: 1
• Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPOI) – Won: 1
• Kerala Congress (Jacob) (KEC(J)) – Won: 1
• Communist Marxist Party Kerala State Committee (CMPKSC) – Won: 1