Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- In a perfect role reveral, CPI(M) Politburo member and outgoing Chief Minister of Keralam Pinarayi Vijayan will lead the Opposition in the 16th Keralam Assembly, a position that was held by Congress MLA VD Satheesan in the previous House.

CPI(M) state committee unanimously elected Pinarayi Vijayan as the Leader of the Opposition in the Keralam Legislative Assembly, according to a statement by the party.

The decision was taken in today's state committee meeting, which was attended by Party General Secretary MA Baby, A Vijayaraghavan and Pinarayi Vijayan himself among others, CPI(M) State Secretary, M V Govindan said.

After serving as Chief Minister for a historic decade (2016-2026), Vijayan is now set to le...