Politics of Kerala
Political System of Kerala | |
|---|---|
| Polity type | Democratic, Parliamentary system |
| Constitution | Constitution of India |
| Formation | 1950 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Meeting place | Assembly Building |
| Presiding officer | A. N. Shamseer, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar |
| Appointer | President of India (on the recommendation of Union Government of India) |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Chief Minister |
| Currently | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Appointer | Governor |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Kerala Council of Ministers |
| Current cabinet | Second Vijayan ministry |
| Leader | Chief Minister |
| Appointer | Governor |
| Headquarters | Kerala Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Ministries | 44 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of India |
| Kerala High Court | |
| Chief judge | Nitin Madhukar Jamdar |
| Seat | Kochi |
| Civil service branch | |
| Name | |
Kerala is an Indian state, where federal legislative power is vested in the unicameral Kerala Legislative Assembly. The multilateral system has, since 1956, been dominated by the several pre-poll and post-poll alliances.
The judiciary of Kerala is independent of the executive and the legislature, while it is common for leading members of the executive (Kerala Council of Ministers) to be members of the legislature as well. The political system is laid out in the Constitution of India (1950).
Legislative Assembly has a membership of 140, where all 140 are elected. Kerala has 20 seats in the Lok Sabha (Indian Lower House) and nine seats in the Rajya Sabha (the Council of States). Elections are also held to choose representatives to the civic bodies at various levels within Kerala.