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Kerala UDF Names M K Muneer as Cabinet-Rank Chair

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Kerala government appointed IUML leader M K Muneer as chair and leader G Devarajan as Delhi representative with cabinet rank.
UDF convener Adoor Prakash criticised the appointments for being made without consulting coalition leadership.
BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar claimed the INDIA alliance, created to promote Rahul Gandhi, lacks relevance.
He urged the chief minister, as front chairman, to convene a UDF meeting that has not been held recently.

History

Historical Context

After the 2004 election no party won a majority, the Indian National Congress created the United Progressive Alliance, a 20-party centre-left coalition chaired by Sonia Gandhi and led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A 2006 cabinet expansion added twelve ministers, but Congress ignored allies such as the DMK and IUML, sparking criticism that echoes today and foreshadows the July 18 2023 rebranding into the INDIA alliance.

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Story summary

Kerala government appointed IUML leader M K Muneer as chair and leader G Devarajan as Delhi representative with cabinet rank.
UDF convener Adoor Prakash criticised the appointments for being made without consulting coalition leadership.
BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar claimed the INDIA alliance, created to promote Rahul Gandhi, lacks relevance.
He urged the chief minister, as front chairman, to convene a UDF meeting that has not been held recently.

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