News Analysis | Pluses outweigh minuses as Pinarayi Vijayan government completes 100 days

Its direction is still elusive as it is combating rise in COVID-19 cases

In the first 100 days of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, pluses outweigh minuses at a practical level but hints of its direction are still elusive as it is currently tasked with combating the high rise in COVID-19 cases. However, the Left-led government, unlike the previous regimes, did not have the benefit of a honeymoon phase for multiple reasons. A solid perception is that the present Left Democratic Front (LDF) government is the continuity of the previous Left-led rule as well as the onslaught of media proliferation. Despite some issues rocking the government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan continues to enjoy his Teflon image across Kerala. The in Wayanad had turned into a political controversy a month after the Pinarayi Cabinet 2.0 assumed charge. But now the Kerala High Court’s order declining a CBI probe into the cutting of reserved trees on assigned land has given a major relief for the government.