Keralam’s UDF govt at three months: Hits, hurdles and high expectations for V.D. Satheesan
The Congress-led UDF government in Keralam, headed by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, has completed its first three months in office. The administration is balancing ambitious development goals and welfare schemes against fiscal challenges and early political controversies.
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It provides an assessment of a new state government's performance and its strategic shift in governance style compared to the previous administration.
Looking back at the first three months of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Keralam, what becomes evident is a mixed bag of results for Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan .
After the swearing-in ceremony on May 18, 2026, it has been an eventful three months for 62-year-old Mr. Satheesan and his 20 Ministers – there have been hits and misses with the big plans. Many have been the challenges – some of them startling, such as a pesky monsoon-season electricity crisis – and controversies that cropped up on the path of the new government that came to power in a landslide 102-seat victory in the Assembly elections.
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