Thiruvananthapuram: CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan took oath as the Kerala Chief Minister on Wednesday.
72-year-old Vijayan, son of a toddy tapper, was sworn in as 12th Chief Minister of Kerala at a function at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Elaborate arrangements were made for the swearing-in ceremony which was attended by CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat and people from all walks of life, including thousands of party workers.
In the May 16 Assembly polls, the CPI(M)-led LDF had been voted to power by winning 91 seats in the 140-member Kerala Assembly by drubbing the Congress-led UDF government headed by Oommen Chandy which could manage only 47 MLAs.
BJP and independent won one seats each.
(With additional information from PTI)
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