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When a Congress-led ‘full Cabinet’ is being sworn successful aft six decades successful Kerala connected Monday (May 18), the six bluish districts are getting 8 ministerial berths. However, Kozhikode and Kasaragod volition not person immoderate practice successful the authorities for the clip being. There volition beryllium 21 ministers successful the Cabinet, including the Chief Minister.
Going by the database of Ministers announced by Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan, the Congress representatives from the portion are Sunny Joseph (Peravur, Kannur), A.P. Anil Kumar (Wandoor, Malappuram), T. Siddique (Kalpetta, Wayanad), and K.A. Thulasi (Kongad, Palakkad). From the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the Ministers are P.K. Kunhalikuty (Malappuram), K.M. Shaji (Vengara), and P.K. Basheer (Eranad), each successful Malappuram, and N. Samsudheen (Mannarkkad successful Palakkad). IUML State president Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal has said that Parakkal Abdulla, who has been elected from Kuttiyadi successful Kozhikode, volition beryllium fixed a ministerial berth aft two-and-a-half years. It remains to beryllium seen who volition person to vacate his station to marque mode for Mr. Abdulla.
Though the portion has got a just practice successful the V.D. Satheesan Cabinet, the lack of Congress nominees from Kozhikode could beryllium a talking constituent successful the coming days. It was wide expected that determination would beryllium astatine slightest 1 Minister from the territory due to the fact that of the party’s awesome show present successful the caller elections. The Congress did not person an MLA from Kozhikode for implicit 2 decades aft the triumph of the precocious P. Sankaran (Koyilandy) and A. Sujanapal (the past Kozhikode -1) successful 2001. This time, the Congress could triumph from Kozhikode North, Koyilandy, Nadapuram, Elathur, and Balussery constituencies. It was expected that either territory Congress committee president K. Praveenkumar, who won from Koyilandy, oregon Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee wide caput K. Jayanth, who emerged victorious, albeit with a bladed majority, from Kozhikode North, could get a ministerial berth.
Caste, community, and determination equations could person travel into play successful the enactment oregon rejection of their chances. Likewise, determination were reports that A.K.M. Ashraf of the IUML, who won from Manjeswaram successful Kasaragod by defeating erstwhile BJP State president K. Surendran, could beryllium included successful the Cabinet.
Meanwhile, the elevation of Mr. Siddique, a erstwhile Kozhikode DCC president, is perceived to guarantee the practice of some Kozhikode and Wayanad districts. Senior enactment person K. Muraleedharan, who had been elected to the Lok Sabha earlier from Kozhikode and Vadakara, is different sanction that adds to the list. He has household connections present and owns a location successful the city.
