<p>The second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, to be sworn in on May 20, will have a 21-member cabinet, LDF convenor and CPI(M) acting state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said here on Monday.</p>.<p>The oath-taking ceremony of the new Left government would be a low-key affair with limited invitees in view of the Covid-19 situation, he said here after the crucial state committee meeting of the Left Democratic Front.</p>.<p>He also said the portfolios of the ministers would be decided by the Chief Minister.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kerala-on-alert-as-seven-cases-of-black-fungus-infection-reported-986642.html" target="_blank">Kerala on alert as seven cases of black fungus infection reported </a></strong></p>.<p>"As the LDF has received immense support from every section of people during the Assembly elections, we want to form a government which has the representation of all sections that can rise to the expectations of everyone," Vijayaraghavan told reporters here.</p>.<p>"As of now, the decision is taken to form a 21-member government,"the CPI(M) leader said.</p>.<p>CPI(M), the largest coalition partner, in LDF would have 12 members in the new cabinet while CPI, the second largest party, would have 4 nominees while Kerala Congress (M), Janata Dal (S) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would have one representative each, he said.</p>.<p>As there are restrictions to accommodate more than 21 members in the cabinet, the LDF decided to share the ministerial berths to four of its allies, having a single MLA, on a term basis, he said.</p>.<p>With this, it has become clear that Antony Raju, (Janadhipathya Kerala Congress), K B Ganesh Kumar (Kerala Congress-B), Ahammad Devarkovil (Indian National League) and Ramachandran Kadannappally (Congress-S) would be inducted into the cabinet in two phases.</p>.<p>While the CPI(M) and CPI would hold the speaker and deputy speaker posts respectively, the Chief Whip post would go to a KC-M nominee.</p>.<p>The LDF parliamentary party leader would be elected on Tuesday after which the Governor would be consulted with regard to the swearing-in ceremony, he added.</p>.<p>Earlier, Vijayan, who chaired the LDF state committee meeting at the CPI(M) headquarters AKG Centre here, cut a cake in the presence of front leaders to celebrate their historic victory in the April 6 Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The meeting also paid homage to Kerala Congress (B) former chief, late R Balakrishna Pillai who died earlier this month.</p>.<p>The LDF has retained power in Kerala by winning 99 seats, beating its rivals-Congress-headed United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-NDA.</p>.<p>While UDF could manage only 41 seats, the saffron front failed to win any seat in the polls.</p>
<p>The second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, to be sworn in on May 20, will have a 21-member cabinet, LDF convenor and CPI(M) acting state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said here on Monday.</p>.<p>The oath-taking ceremony of the new Left government would be a low-key affair with limited invitees in view of the Covid-19 situation, he said here after the crucial state committee meeting of the Left Democratic Front.</p>.<p>He also said the portfolios of the ministers would be decided by the Chief Minister.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kerala-on-alert-as-seven-cases-of-black-fungus-infection-reported-986642.html" target="_blank">Kerala on alert as seven cases of black fungus infection reported </a></strong></p>.<p>"As the LDF has received immense support from every section of people during the Assembly elections, we want to form a government which has the representation of all sections that can rise to the expectations of everyone," Vijayaraghavan told reporters here.</p>.<p>"As of now, the decision is taken to form a 21-member government,"the CPI(M) leader said.</p>.<p>CPI(M), the largest coalition partner, in LDF would have 12 members in the new cabinet while CPI, the second largest party, would have 4 nominees while Kerala Congress (M), Janata Dal (S) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would have one representative each, he said.</p>.<p>As there are restrictions to accommodate more than 21 members in the cabinet, the LDF decided to share the ministerial berths to four of its allies, having a single MLA, on a term basis, he said.</p>.<p>With this, it has become clear that Antony Raju, (Janadhipathya Kerala Congress), K B Ganesh Kumar (Kerala Congress-B), Ahammad Devarkovil (Indian National League) and Ramachandran Kadannappally (Congress-S) would be inducted into the cabinet in two phases.</p>.<p>While the CPI(M) and CPI would hold the speaker and deputy speaker posts respectively, the Chief Whip post would go to a KC-M nominee.</p>.<p>The LDF parliamentary party leader would be elected on Tuesday after which the Governor would be consulted with regard to the swearing-in ceremony, he added.</p>.<p>Earlier, Vijayan, who chaired the LDF state committee meeting at the CPI(M) headquarters AKG Centre here, cut a cake in the presence of front leaders to celebrate their historic victory in the April 6 Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The meeting also paid homage to Kerala Congress (B) former chief, late R Balakrishna Pillai who died earlier this month.</p>.<p>The LDF has retained power in Kerala by winning 99 seats, beating its rivals-Congress-headed United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-NDA.</p>.<p>While UDF could manage only 41 seats, the saffron front failed to win any seat in the polls.</p>