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Kerala Congress Chief Sunny Joseph on Ministerial Talks with UDF Allies

Keralam Congress President Sunny Joseph announced that ministerial positions in the new UDF government will be discussed collectively with alliance partners. The decision comes after the Congress-led UDF secured a decisive victory with 102 seats in the 140-member Assembly. VD Satheesan, who will take oath as Chief Minister on May 18, met with members of AMMA at his residence. The UDF's win ends the LDF's decade-long rule in Kerala.

Key Points: Kerala Congress Chief on Ministerial Talks with UDF Allies

  • UDF won 102 seats in 2026 Kerala elections
  • LDF's decade-long rule ends
  • Sunny Joseph confirms collective ministerial talks
  • VD Satheesan to take oath as CM on May 18
  • AMMA members meet Satheesan with garlands and trophy
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Discussions regarding ministerial positions will be held with allies: Keralam Congress President Sunny Joseph

Keralam Congress President Sunny Joseph says ministerial positions will be discussed collectively with UDF allies. VD Satheesan meets AMMA members ahead of oath.

"Discussions regarding ministerial positions will be held individually and collectively with leaders of constituent parties. An appropriate decision will be announced after the discussions - Sunny Joseph"

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16

Keralam Congress President Sunny Joseph on Saturday said discussions regarding ministerial positions in the United Democratic Front government would be held collectively with alliance partners, and an appropriate decision would be announced after consultations.

Speaking on the formation of the new cabinet, Joseph told reporters, "Discussions regarding ministerial positions will be held individually and collectively with leaders of constituent parties. An appropriate decision will be announced after the discussions".

Meanwhile, members of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) met Kerala Chief Minister-designate VD Satheesan at his residence on Saturday morning, days after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) secured a decisive victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections.

The meeting took place outside Satheesan's official residence as the senior Congress leader prepared to leave for his scheduled engagements.

Visuals from the venue showed crowded scenes of greetings as members of the Malayalam film fraternity welcomed Satheesan with garlands and presented him with a ceremonial shawl and a trophy.

The interaction comes at a politically important moment in Kerala, with the UDF ending the Left Democratic Front's (LDF) decade-long tenure in power.

Satheesan was announced as the leader of the Congress-led alliance on May 14 and is scheduled to take oath as Kerala's Chief Minister on May 18.

The Congress-led UDF secured a decisive mandate in the 140-member Keralam Assembly, winning 102 seats and ending the Left Democratic Front (LDF)'s decade-long rule in the state.

Satheesan served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Keralam Legislative Assembly since 2021 and emerged as one of the prominent faces of the UDF campaign against the outgoing Left government.

- ANI

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James A
Interesting to see film personalities getting involved so early—AMMA meeting Satheesan before the cabinet is even formed feels like lobbying. Let's hope the new CM prioritizes governance over celeb culture. Kerala needs better roads, job creation, and industrial growth, not garlands.
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Priya S
Happy to see the UDF back! The LDF's arrogance was too much—10 years was enough. Satheesan is a competent leader, but I hope he doesn't let internal party squabbles derail things. The meeting with AMMA shows how influential the film industry is in Kerala politics... for better or worse. 🤔
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Shreya B
As a Malayali, I'm cautiously optimistic. The mandate is clear—people rejected LDF's divisive policies. But Sunny Joseph's statement about "collective discussions" sounds like typical Congress procrastination. Hope they announce portfolios quickly; we need a working govt, not endless negotiations. And why is AMMA meeting CM-designate? 😬
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Michael C
Reading this from abroad—good to see democracy working in Kerala. The 102-seat win is a massive shift. But I worry about the film industry's influence; AMMA getting access to the CM before formal cabinet formation sends the wrong signal. Focus on infrastructure and education, please! 📚
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Raghav A
Satheesan deserves the CM seat—he worked hard as Oppn leader. But Sunny Joseph's statement is a bit vague. "Discussions individually and collectively"—that's politics 101. Hope they don't repeat the mistake of giving too many portfolios to allies at the expense of efficiency.

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