Overview

• This is the first major committee shake-up since Rajeev Chandrasekhar took charge as state president in March.
• Four general secretaries were named, including veteran M. T. Ramesh, firebrand Sobha Surendran and newcomers S. Suresh and Anoop Antony Joseph.
• Aides of former Union minister V. Muraleedharan were passed over, signaling a shift in the party’s factional power balance.
• Ten vice-presidents were appointed, among them former DGP R. Sreelekha, Shaun George and B. Gopalakrishnan to broaden regional outreach.
• Five regional presidents and key office-bearers were also installed to strengthen the party’s grassroots structure before local polls.