Kerala's new United Democratic Front government allocated portfolios on May 20, with Chief Minister V D Satheesan retaining Finance, Law and Ports and Ramesh Chennithala receiving Home and Vigilance. The distribution divided responsibilities among the 21-member ministry after the Congress-led coalition returned to office.
Contemporary Indian Express reporting said Congress retained Health, Tourism, Revenue, Electricity and Agriculture. K Muraleedharan received Health and Devaswom, A P Anil Kumar Revenue, Sunny Joseph Electricity, P C Vishnunadh Tourism and T Siddique Agriculture. Higher Education went to Roji M John, while general education remained with the Indian Union Muslim League.
The IUML also retained Industries, Public Works and local-government responsibilities and gained Fisheries and Rural Development, which the newspaper said Congress had held in the earlier UDF administration. P K Kunhalikutty's allocation included Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and startups alongside Industries. The distribution gave the coalition partner responsibility for both business policy and major public-service departments.
The state's official 2026 Council of Ministers directory, consulted later as corroboration, lists N Samsudheen for General Education, Literacy, Wakf, Hajj and Minority Welfare. It assigns K M Shaji Panchayats, Municipalities, Corporations, Town Planning and Rural Development; P K Basheer Public Works; and V E Abdul Gafoor Fisheries, Harbour Engineering and Social Justice.
The same official directory groups medical education, Ayush, drugs control and food safety with Muraleedharan's Health portfolio. Roji M John's responsibilities include collegiate and technical education, entrance examinations and most universities, with specified specialist-university exceptions. Bindhu Krishna's allocation combines Labour with Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Women and Child Development.
Among smaller allies, Mons Joseph has Irrigation, Water Supply and Housing, Shibu Baby John Forests and Skill Development, Anoop Jacob Food and Civil Supplies, and C P John Transport. The allocation keeps budgetary control with the chief minister while distributing education, infrastructure and welfare administration across coalition ministers, making those departments the practical expression of the UDF's power-sharing agreement.
