Senior BJP leader and Kazhakuttom MLA-elect V. Muraleedharan has sharply criticised the delay in government formation in Kerala, as he accused the Congress of being paralysed by internal power struggles even after securing a decisive electoral mandate.

He pointed out that Kerala remained without a full-fledged government more than a week after the election results, unlike the other four States where governments had either already assumed office or announced swearing-in dates, he said, while participating in a meet-the-press programme organised by the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club on Tuesday (May 12, 2026).