Pinarayi Vijayan was born on born May 24, 1945, in Kerala’s Kannur region. He is the youngest son of his Koran and Kalyani. He had 14 siblings of whom only three survived. He is married to Kamala Vijayan and has two children, a son, Vivek Kiran Vijayan and a daughter, Veena Vijayan. His wife is a retired teacher.
Pinarayi Vijayan joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1964. He was the Kannur district secretary of the Kerala Students Federation (KSF), which later became the Students Federation of India (SFI). Then he joined the Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF), which later became the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
Pinarayi Vijayan became the president of the state committee and was later elected as the president of the Kerala state cooperative bank.
He became the Kannur district secretary of the CPI(M) after MV Raghavan left the party. He was elected to the Kerala assembly in 1970, 1977 and 1991 from Kuthuparamba.
Pinarayi Vijayan became the minister for electric power and co-operatives in EK Nayanar’s ministry from 1996 to 1998. Following this, he became the state secretary of the CPI(M) in 1998 following the death of the incumbent Chadayan Govindan. He was elected to the party’s Politburo in 2002.
He led the party to a landslide victory in the 2006 Kerala assembly elections and the 2014 parliament elections. Pinarayi Vijayan was elected as the 12th chief minister of Kerala in 2016 and was sworn in for the second consecutive time on May 20, 2021.
The yearly “Progress Report” to mark the accountability and transparency of the ruling party was introduced by the Pinarayi Vijayan ministry.
VD Satheesan on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, leading a twenty-member cabinet.
The big focus of this episode of Super 6 is on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay skipping the swearing-in ceremony of Kerala chief minister-designate VD Satheesan on Monday and TVK expanding its base into Kerala following success in Tamil Nadu.
This broadcast analyses the Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly election exit polls and decodes what to expect on the Verdict Day on May 4.
Today's Chanakya exit poll has predicted a victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party with 192 seats and a 48 percent vote share, leaving the Trinamool Congress with 100 seats.
Exit polls for the Tamil Nadu elections predict a significant shift in the state's political landscape. According to Today's Chanakya, the DMK alliance is projected to remain the single largest party, securing around 125 seats with a 39 percent vote share.
In West Bengal, Phase 2 of the assembly elections recorded a 92.10 percent voter turnout, driven by intense political mobilisation and high participation among women voters.
The Axis My India exit poll has predicted a clear victory for the Congress-led United Democratic Front in the Kerala Assembly elections.
West Bengal enters the second and final phase of elections with 142 seats across seven districts, including Kolkata, Howrah, and South 24 Parganas.
In a sharp political attack ahead of key electoral contests, Congress leader Sachin Pilot alleged that the BJP and the ruling Left Democratic Front share a tacit understanding that benefits both sides. Pilot claimed the arrangement suits both Narendra Modi and Pinarayi Vijayan. “It suits the PM to have the same CM. It suits the CM to have the same PM,” he said. Taking aim at the BJP’s position in the state, Pilot said the party has “zero MLAs” and is not in a position to form a government in Kerala. “They know that they can’t form the government here. The next best alternative is to stop the Congress and allow the LDF to have a third term,” he said. He also questioned the candidates fielded by the NDA, claiming several were unlikely to win and were instead aimed at dividing votes.
Shah said that such comments reflect the 'sick mindset' of the Congress and represent an insult to icons like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, and Vikram Sarabhai, as well as voters in 21 states.
Congress Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan cited anti-incumbency and recent local body successes as evidence of a United Democratic Front resurgence.
In this episode of Elections On My Plate, India Today's Consulting Editor, Rajdeep Sardesai, brings this ground report from Battleground Kerala as it gears up for assembly elections on April 9.
As the West Asia conflict intensifies, US President Donald Trump signals a conditional ceasefire with Iran, demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while simultaneously issuing threats.
In Kerala, Congress and the Left Democratic Front are locked in a fierce electoral battle despite being allies in the national India Alliance.
As Kerala prepares for the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP-led NDA has emerged as an unavoidable third front, focusing on Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram districts where it has tasted recent electoral success.
Opposition leader VD Satheesan expresses confidence that Congress-led United Democratic Front will secure over 100 seats in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, predicting the Left Democratic Front will fall below 40 seats.
India Today's ground report from Beypore constituency in Kozhikode reveals a polarised electorate ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections.
As Kerala gears up for upcoming assembly elections, India Today's Shibimol KG examines whether the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power in the state.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday asserted that the BJP would fail to win even a single seat in the upcoming Assembly elections, claiming that while the party has made some progress in the state, it remains insufficient for any meaningful electoral breakthrough.
The BJP launched a scathing attack on Congress on Friday after its youth wing at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit in Delhi and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They were whisked away by security personnel and later arrested.
