Politics

Vijayan said he had not yet received the list of all the ministers and would meet the state Governor on Wednesday morning after the list was ready.

Shah accused the previous UPA government of engaging in "corruption" to the tune of Rs 12 lakh crore, saying no government in the world had caused so much loss to public exchequer.

BJP MP Kirit Somaiya claimed that ex-municipal chairman Ramesh Kadam "swindled" the funds "on directions of Ajit Pawar".

Karunanidhi, who contested for the fourth time from his native Tiruvarur, defeated AIADMK candidate R Pannerselvam by a margin of 68,366 votes

He said the poll victory in Assam, the first for the party in the north east, has made it clear that BJP is rapidly receiving "popular acceptance" in all parts of the country which "augurs well" for the democracy.

Complete list of Kerala Assembly Elections 2016 winners.

Lauding the efforts of BJP workers in West Bengal for putting up a "spirited performance", he said they will continue to raise peoples issues there.

Prominent among the successful Congress candidates were former chief minister and leader of the opposition in the outgoing assembly V Vaithilingam (Kamaraj Nagar), Pradesh Congress Commitee President A Namassivayam (Villianur).