PM Modi congratulates new Kerala CM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Pinarayi Vijayan on being sworn in as the new Kerala chief minister.

"Congrats to Pinarayi Vijayan and his team. Centre looks forward to working closely with the newly sworn-in LDF Government for Kerala's progress," the prime minister tweeted.

CPI-M politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan, 71, was administered oath as the 22nd chief minister of Kerala at the Central Stadium at Thiruvananthapuram by Governor P. Sathasivam.