RED FORT
May 08, 2021
4 minutes
THE AFTERMATH
The striking mandate in the assembly election will help the CPI(M) consolidate the party’s political base in the state and lay the foundation for a longer innings in power. With his voice growing stronger within the party, Pinarayi is free to pick the team of his choice. In 2016, he had to accommodate senior party leaders and political stalwarts like Dr Thomas Isaac, G. Sudhakaran, T.P. Ramakrishanan, M.M. Mani, A.K. Balan and E.P. Jayarajan in the cabinet. But this time around, his team will be a strange mix of former ministers like K.K. Shailaja, K. Radhakrishnan and A.C. Moideen, as well as novices like K.N. Balagopal, party
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