THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 17 (AGENCIES): Senior Congress leader V. D. Satheesan will be sworn in as Kerala chief minister on Monday along with a 20-member Council of Ministers.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will administer the oath at a ceremony at Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, marking the return of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) to power after a decade.
Senior Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, are expected to attend.
The 61-year-old Satheesan led the UDF to victory in the 140-member Kerala Assembly, securing 102 seats and ending two consecutive terms of the Left Democratic Front (LDF).
