Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 -- Senior state Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the 13th chief minister of Kerala on Monday at a packed Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, marking the return of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) to power in the state after a decade.

20 ministers, including 11 from the Congress and five from the alliance's second-largest partner- the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), also took oath of office and secrecy along with the chief minister. One minister each from Kerala Congress (Joseph), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Communist Marxist Party (CMP) and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) completed the 21-member cabinet.

Governor Rajendra Arlekar administered the oaths of office and secrecy to ...