1 week ago
1
The Congress connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) named V.D. Satheesan arsenic the adjacent Chief Minister of Kerala, ending days of suspense and speculation implicit the station aft his enactment helped the UDF confederation expanse backmost to powerfulness successful the State.
The six-time MLA from Paravur, Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan, who turns 62 aboriginal this month, steered the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) landslide triumph successful the 2026 Assembly elections, successful which the confederation secured a commanding 102 seats successful the 140-member Assembly.
The determination was announced successful New Delhi astatine a property league attended by AICC Kerala in-charge Deepa Dasmunsi, the party’s cardinal observers for Kerala — Ajay Maken and Mukul Wasnik — and Congress wide caput (communications) Jairam Ramesh.
The 3 main contenders for the Chief Minister’s station were Mr. Satheesan, K.C. Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala.
Here is simply a little timeline of his governmental journey:
