Kozhikode: V.S.Achuthanandan became more vigilant after he took oath as Kerala chief minister. Other faction lead by Pinarayi Vijayan feel disappointed over the decision of V.S handling the vigilance and ante-corruption and some other important portfolios like I.T, NORKA, Planning and economic affairs, information and public relations. Earlier the party had decided to give only general administration portfolio to V.S. However at the time of dividing portfolios, V.S became more hard-line and determined to get more decisive departments. 

Normally the party would decide portfolios of its ministers. Now Achuthanandan has broken that law. Pinarayi faction, the majority group of the party is unhappy about this. Why they are afraid of V.S is the new question? Central leadership’s rethinking on the decision that V.S not to contest in the election itself was a historical one. 

Since then V.S has been in the forefront of Kerala politics. Pinarayi faction had to withdraw their plan to keep away the CPM veteran leader. Common people despite party politics are expecting something from V.S. He had attained such a clean image and became People’s leader. During his tenure as opposition leader he had intervened in common man’s issues and fought against mafia. This image helped decisively in the general elections. But among the party forum Pinarayi faction has the crucial power.  

On one hand, common people and many party men struggling for V.S and on the other party leaders (Pinarayi) have become helpless to control senior leader like V.S. Now it is up to the party central leadership’s to solve the factional problem in the party.