The swearing-in ceremony was held as a low profile event in Trivandrum and Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan had administered the oath of office and secrecy to Pinarayi Vijayan.
From being an activist of CPI(M)'s student wing to a well-known journalist, Veena George is all set to replace KK Shailaja as the new Health Minister of Kerala.
His decision of ousting KK Shailaja from the cabinet under the guise of introducing new faces had pushed him to face unprecedented outrage across and beyond the state.
Also known as Shailaja teacher, she has earned an immense reputation across and beyond the borders with several media quoting her as the slayer of COVID-19.
The statement from the BJP MLA had stirred large-scale controversies as he had admitted that literacy and diversity are the main problems that irk BJP from sowing its politics and propaganda.
While BJP has been in talks over seat-sharing in Tamil Nadu with the ruling party ADMK and working towards finalizing the alliance in Puducherry, the Central ruling party has taken a major leap in Kerala.
At the current state, Tamil Nadu is less than two months to go for the polls, which would be the first since the demise of political giants Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa.
The Metroman has emerged as a strong critic of the Kerala ruling LDF and advocating that the state needs a change and must maintain a good relationship with the Central government.