Modi Congratulates VD Satheesan, Assures Centre’s Support
he Central Government assures all possible support for the newly formed Kerala Government in fulfilling the aspirations of the people,” the Prime Minister wrote
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated VD Satheesan on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala and assured full support from the Centre to the newly formed government in fulfilling the aspirations of the people.
In a post shared on X, PM Modi extended his wishes to Satheesan following the swearing-in ceremony of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Thiruvananthapuram.
“Congratulations to Shri VD Satheesan Ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala. My best wishes for his tenure. The Central Government assures all possible support for the newly formed Kerala Government in fulfilling the aspirations of the people,” the Prime Minister wrote.
Satheesan took oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala along with his 20-member Cabinet at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, marking the return of the Congress-led UDF to power after a decade.
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers. The ceremony concluded with the playing of Vande Mataram followed by the National Anthem.
The 20-member Cabinet includes senior Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, K Muraleedharan and KPCC chief Sunny Joseph, along with Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leaders PK Kunhalikutty, PK Basheer, N Samsudheen, KM Shaji and VE Abdul Gafoor.
Other ministers, including Mons Joseph, Shibu Baby John, Anoop Jacob, CP John, AP Anil Kumar, T Siddique, PC Vishnunath, Roji M John, Bindu Krishna, M Liju, KA Thulasi and O J Janeesh, also took oath.
Several senior Congress leaders attended the ceremony, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal.
Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from Congress-ruled states, including Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Revanth Reddy and Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, were also present.
The UDF secured a landslide victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, winning 102 seats in the 140-member Assembly. The Indian National Congress emerged as the single-largest party with 63 seats, while the IUML won 22 seats. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) was reduced to 35 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party secured three constituencies.