Cabinet to be reshuffled, Chennithala likely to become HM

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The cabinet may be reshuffled soon as the results of the Neyyattinkara bypoll had favoured the Congress. It has been hinted that KPCC chief Ramesh Chennithala may find a place in the cabinet and if it happens then one’ I’ group minister will have to resign. Most probably V S Sivakumar will have to go.


Chennithala’s entry will be as the home minister. The portfolios of some ministers will be  changed. The health department which Sivakumar is holding may go to Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan. In the present situation, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and some leaders are keen in accommodating Chennithala in the cabinet. Some leaders in the centre are also interested in inducting him. The cabinet would be reshuffled after considering it with Union Minister A K Antony.


One minister will be asked to resign as they don’t want to increase the number of ministers with the entry of Chennithala. Meantime, pressure is on to include R Selvaraj into the cabinet. But chances are very less.


If Chenntihala is made a minister, then most probably Speaker G Karthikeyan may replace him  and V D Satheesan may be made the new speaker.