New Delhi, May 18 -- Senior Congress leader VD Satheesan took oath as Kerala Chief Minister today, 18 May.

Satheesan's 20 Cabinet members were also sworn in at a grand function here with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administering the oath of office. Alliance parties, including the UDF's second largest constituent IUML, have also been accommodated in the ministry.

Satheesan is yet to officially announce the portfolios, but Shibu Baby John, the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader, after being sworn in as a minister, told reporters later in the day that he has been allocated the Forest, Skill Development and Cashew Industries departments.

"After the Cabinet meeting, officials from the department came to meet me. I directed ...