V.D. Satheesan set to be the third Congress CM in Kerala to present Budget

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Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan

Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN

When V.D. Satheesan presents his government’s Revised Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal successful the State Assembly connected Friday (June 19, 2026), helium volition go the 3rd Congress Chief Minister successful Kerala to bash so.

Mr. Satheesan volition contiguous the Budget since helium besides handles the Finance portfolio.

R. Shankar was the archetypal Chief Minister of the enactment to contiguous the State Budget. He presented the Budgets for 1963-64 and 1964-65 aft taking implicit arsenic the archetypal Congress Chief Minister of the State pursuing the resignation of Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.

Oommen Chandy, past Chief Minister, presented the 2016-17 Budget pursuing the resignation of K.M. Mani who was holding Finance portfolio.

Both Mr. Shankar and Mr. Chandy had antecedently held the concern portfolios earlier becoming Chief Ministers aboriginal successful their careers.

Mr. Satheesan volition besides person the favoritism of being the 2nd MLA representing the Paravur constituency to contiguous the Budget. K.T. George, who handled the Finance and Law portfolios successful the C. Achutha Menon Ministry, was the archetypal MLA from Paravur to contiguous it.

C. Achutha Menon, who was Finance Minister successful the archetypal E.M.S. Namboodiripad Ministry successful Kerala, presented the State’s archetypal Budget connected June 7, 1957. When Mr. Satheesan presents his fund successful different June, it volition beryllium the 79th Budget of the State.

Published - June 17, 2026 04:06 p.m. IST

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