The Left Democratic Front (LDF) also known as Left Front (Kerala) is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the state of Kerala,India. It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala,since 2016. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala,the other being Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front,each of which has been in power alternately for the last four decades. LDF has won the elections to the State Legislature of Kerala in the years 1980,1987,1996,2006,2016 and had a historic re-election in 2021 where an incumbent government was re-elected for first time in 40 years. LDF has won 6 out of 10 elections since the formation of the alliance in 1980. The alliance consists of CPI(M),CPI and various smaller parties.
A financial scandal related to a hydroelectric infrastructure contract between the Kerala Government and the Canadian company SNC-Lavalin in 1995 resulted in an alleged net loss to the Indian exchequer of 3,745,000,000 rupees.
Pinarayi Vijayan is an Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Kerala,serving since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),he is the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) (1998–2015). He also served in the government of Kerala as Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives from 1996 to 1998. Vijayan won a seat in the May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the CPI(M) candidate for Dharmadom constituency and was selected as the leader of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala. He is the first chief minister from Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full term in office. In 2022,he also became the longest-continuous serving chief minister of Kerala surpassing C. Achutha Menon who had been the first to remain in office for 2364 consecutive days.
Kerala is an Indian state,where federal legislative power is vested in the unicameral Kerala Legislative Assembly. The multilateral system has,since 1956,been dominated by the several pre-poll and post-poll alliances.
K. T. Jaleel is an Indian politician from Kerala and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thavanur and has served as Minister of Higher Education,Welfare of Minorities,Waqf and Hajj in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) -led ministry. He was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2006. He was an Associate Professor of History at P. S. M. O. College,Tirurangadi. He previously served as Minister of Local Administration,Government of Kerala.
The Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) was a political party in Kerala,India. It was founded by T. P. Chandrasekharan. It claims to uphold real communist ideologies and maintain internal democracy. It was found after T.P. Chandrasekharan,an ex-CPI (M) leader,was expelled from his party in 2008.
Kunnummal Surendran is an Indian politician from Kozhikode in the state of Kerala. He currently serves as the 11th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state. In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Wayanad Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections,facing off against Rahul Gandhi.
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Vasudevan Sivankutty is an Indian politician,currently serving as the Minister for General Education and Labour,Government of Kerala. He represents the Nemom Constituency in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
A. K. Saseendran is an Indian politician who has served as the Minister for Forests and Wildlife Protection of Kerala since 2021. He previously served as the Minister for Transport of Kerala from 2018 to 2021 and from 2016 to 2017. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Elathur since 2011. He previously represented Peringalam from 1980 to 1982,Edakkad from 1982 to 1987 and Balussery from 2006 to 2011 in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party.
First Pinarayi Vijayan ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after the Left Democratic Front (LDF) won the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. The Council assumed office on 25 May 2016. The ministry had a total of 19 ministers in the Cabinet at the time of swearing-in compared to 21 ministers in the previous government. Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as 22nd Chief Minister of Kerala,12th person to hold this position. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on 3 May 2021 submitted the resignation of the Council of Ministers headed by him to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan after winning a historic victory in the 15th legislative assembly elections by winning 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly.
K. K. Shailaja is an Indian politician and former Health Minister of Kerala who hails from Kannur district.
Mundakkakkal Madhavan Mani is an Indian politician and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader. [1] He is elected as the MLA from Udumbanchola constituency. He was the former District Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Jacob Thomas is a retired Indian Police Service officer,writer and researcher. He is popularly known as former Director of Vigilance &Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB),Government of Kerala,and a recipient of the Police Medal for Meritorious Service as well as the Newsmaker of the Year Award of Malayala Manorama. He retired on May 31,2020 as the head of Shoranur Metal Industries and spent the last day in office by sleeping on the floor. His 34 year police career attracted several controversies such as undisclosed property of over 50 acres in Tamil Nadu,encroached forest land of 151 acres in the name of his wife in Kodagu,Karnataka among many others.
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
P. A. Mohammed Riyas is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister for Public Works Department and Tourism,Government of Kerala. He is the Kerala state committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),and the former All India President of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
M. V. Jayarajan is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Committee and secretary of the Communist Party of India Kannur District Committee.
Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Pinarayi Vijayan that was formed after winning in the 15th legislative assembly elections by bagging 99 of the 140 seats in the Assembly. The Council assumed office on 20 May 2021. The ministry is having a total of 21 ministers in the Cabinet compared to 20 ministers in the previous government.
Events in the year 2023 in Kerala
The Communist Party of India (Marxist),Kerala or CPI(M) Kerala is the Kerala state wing of CPIM. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state,as well as selecting candidates for local,state,and national elections. Currently,it is the governing party in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha. The CPIM currently leads the LDF alliance.
