The Sixth Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers, first E. K. Nayanar ministry, was a

Kerala Council of Ministers Kerala Council of Ministers, are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Governor of Kerala, Kerala State Governor to form the executive branch of the Government of Kerala. They hold various portfolios as decided by t ...

(Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of

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, led by Communist Party leader E. K. Nayanar from 25 January 1980 to 20 October 1981. It had 17 ministries. Many of its ministers were from

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, a party split off from the

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, when the Congress (Urs) was accused of rampant corruption. Ideological differences among the ruling partners arose, culminating in the withdrawal of support to the ministry by the

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. When the eight-member

Kerala Congress (M) Kerala Congress (Mani) or KEC(M) is a state-level political party in the Indian state of Kerala, currently led by chairman Jose K. Mani. It was formed by K. M. Mani in 1979, after a split from the Kerala Congress. They are part of the LDF sin ...

also withdrew support to the Government, Nayanar tendered resignation and President's rule was imposed. The Kerala Council of Ministers, during Nayanar's first term as Chief Minister of Kerala, consisted of:

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