New Delhi: A 19-member Left Democratic Front (LDF) ministry headed by CPI-M Politburo member V S Achuthanandan assumed office in Kerala, while Congress' N Rangaswamy took oath as Chief Minister in Pondicherry for a second time in succession on Thursday.
The LDF ministry in Kerala was sworn in by Governor R L Bhatia.
Sixteen of the ministers, including Chief Minister Achuthanandan are new faces in the Cabinet. Achuthanandan is the 25th Chief Minister of Kerala and the fifth from Communist ranks.
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A large number of people, including family members of the ministers, witnessed the swearing-in ceremony, held for the first time outside Raj Bhavan premises at the Central Stadium adjacent to the State Secretariat complex.
The CPI-M-led LDF won 98 of the 140 Assembly seats in the polls throwing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) out of power.
In Pondicherry, N Rangasamy was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of the Union Territory. Pondicherry Lt.Governor M M Lakhera administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 56-year-old leader at a simple function.
He was the only person to take oath on Thursday as the list of his cabinet colleagues was yet to be finalised, following demands from several elected members for ministerial berths.
The swearing in of the ministers is expected to be held in a couple of days.
AICC Treasurer Motilal Vora, General Secretaries B K Hariprasad and V Narayanasamy, Secretary Sudhakar Reddy, leaders of alliance partners and several members elected to the territorial Assembly were among others, who attended the function in Pondicherry.
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