Thiruvananthapuram: K B Ganesh Kumar and Ramachandran Kadanapally took oath as ministers. Governor Arif Muhammad Khan administered the oath at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. Ramachandran Kadannapalli normally and Ganesh Kumar took the oath in the name of God.
The opposition boycotted the ceremony. Amid strong differences of opinion, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Governor shared the dais together.