16th Kerala Assembly
2026–2031 Kerala Assembly term
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The 16th Assembly of Kerala is elected in the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. The Speaker is Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan of INC. The Deputy Speaker is Shanimol Osman of INC. The Leader of the Assembly is V. D. Satheesan from INC. The Leader of Opposition is Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M). The Government Chief Whip is Apu John Joseph of Kerala Congress.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Kerala Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Term | 21 May 2026 – | ||||
| Election | 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Satheesan ministry | ||||
| Opposition | LDF | ||||
| Members | 140 | ||||
| Speaker | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Shanimol Osman | ||||
| Leader of the House | V. D. Satheesan | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Pinarayi Vijayan | ||||
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | TBA | ||||
| Chief Whip | Apu John Joseph | ||||
| Party control | UDF | ||||
Composition
| Alliance | Political party | No. of MLAs | Leader | ||
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| Government UDF Seats: 102 |
Indian National Congress | 63 | V. D. Satheesan | ||
| Indian Union Muslim League | 22 | P. K. Kunhalikutty | |||
| Kerala Congress | 7 | Mons Joseph | |||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | Shibu Baby John | |||
| Kerala Congress (Jacob) | 1 | Anoop Jacob | |||
| Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | 1 | K. K. Rema | |||
| Communist Marxist Party | 1 | C. P. John | |||
| Kerala Democratic Party | 1 | Mani C. Kappan | |||
| Independent | 3 | ||||
| Opposition LDF Seats: 35 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | Pinarayi Vijayan | ||
| Communist Party of India | 8 | K. Rajan | |||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 1 | P. K. Praveen | |||
| Other Opposition NDA Seats: 3 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | B. B. Gopakumar | ||