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Who will be the next CM of Kerala?

Who will be the next CM of Kerala? By Deepak Parvatiyar May 8, 2016 - See more at: http://www.elections.in/blog/will-next-cm-kerala/#sthash.A1JsQkEY.dpuf In the last quarter of a century, since 1991, there have been just five persons to don the mantle of chief ministership in “Gods’ own country” – K. Karunakaran, AK Antony, EK Nayanar, Oommen Chandy, and V. S. Achuthanandan. Ever since Kerala was born following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, it has seen 11 Chief Ministers: Antony, late EK Nayanar and late K.Karunakaran were CMs thrice; late EMS Namboodiripad, late C. Achutha Menon and Chandy, twice. Pattom A. Thanu Pillai of Praja Socialist Party and C. H. Mohammed Koya of Indian Union Muslim League – the only two chief ministers outside the ranks of the Congress, the Communist Party of India, or CPI (Marxist), Kerala has always had either a Congressman or a Communist/Marxist as Chief Minister. The CPI and CPM both are constituents of the Left Democratic F