Idukki left out of ministerial representation
Idukki district has experienced a clean sweep by the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the recent assembly elections, winning all five seats. Despite this success, the district has not received ministerial representation, which has disappointed local leaders. The absence of a minister is seen as a setback for addressing pressing issues in the region.
- ▪Idukki has not had ministerial representation after the UDF's clean sweep in the assembly elections.
- ▪The last time UDF won all five seats in Idukki was in 1991, raising hopes for a ministerial post.
- ▪Local leaders expressed concerns over unresolved issues in the district that require government intervention.
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After three-and-a-half decades, the hilly district of Idukki has witnessed a clean sweep for the United Democratic Front (UDF) across all five assembly election seats. However, the district has been left out of ministerial representation. According to Congress leaders, the last time the UDF won all five seats in Idukki was during the 1991 Assembly elections, and the district had high hopes for a ministerial post for one of its five newly elected MLAs this time around.A senior Congress leader admitted that the UDF leadership had actively considered Idukki MLA Roy K. Paulose for a cabinet position. “But to ensure communal balance in the ministry, his name was excluded. If Kerala Congress (Joseph) Chairman P.J.
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