THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pinarayi Vijayan led LDF Government is set to be sworn in on May 25 at the Central Stadium. The final decision regarding the swearing in ceremony will be taken at the LDF state committee meeting scheduled to be held on Sunday. Pinarayi Vijayan had informal discussions with the CPI leaders earlier in the day.
He will call on CPI leaders at the M N Smarakam on Saturday and hold formal discussions . The CPM leader is also planning to meet leaders of other coalition partners ahead of the LDF state committee meeting. Meanwhile informal talks have begun in the CPM, CPI and other coalition partners of the LDF regarding Cabinet berth.
The front runners from CPM include Thomas Isaac, A K Balan, E P Jayarajan, M M Mony, K K Shylaja, T P Ramakr-ishnan, Kadakampally Surendran, Suresh Kurup and Prof C Raveendranath . From CPI, the probables include V S Sunil Kumar, C Divakaran, Mullakara Ratnakaran, E Chandrashekharan. JD(S) is considering either Mathew T Thomas, K Krishnankutty and C K Nanu. NCP from A K Saseendran and Thomas Chandy.
All single MLA parties may not get Cabinet berth this time even as CPM plans to increase its numbers in Cabinet. CPI too will have additional berth this time. The LDF leadership has decided to ensure proper representation in the Cabinet to all regions and it would be combination of youth and experience. There would be adequate representation from the marginalised sections
