Editing Left Democratic Front (section)

== Chief ministers ==
{{main|List of chief ministers of Kerala}}

=== List of chief ministers from Left Democratic Front in Kerala (1980–present) ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="text-align:center;"style="font-size: 90%"
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" |No{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office}}
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" |Portrait
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" |Name{{efn|Year in parentheses indicates life span}}
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" colspan="3" scope="col" |Tenure
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Total
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"  colspan="2" |Party<small>{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}</small>
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Ministry
|- style="height: 60px;"
!rowspan=3|1
|rowspan=3| [[File:E.K.Nayanar_1.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=3| [[E. K. Nayanar]]<br>{{Small|(1919–2004)}}
| 25 January 1980
| 20 October 1981
| {{age in years and days|1980|1|25|1981|10|20}}
! rowspan="3" | 10 years, 353 days
!rowspan=6 style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|rowspan=6| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[First Nayanar ministry|Nayanar I]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
| 26 March 1987
| 24 June 1991
| {{age in years and days|1987|3|26|1991|6|24}}
| [[Second Nayanar ministry|Nayanar II]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
| 20 May 1996
| 17 May 2001
| {{age in years and days|1996|5|20|2001|5|17}}
| [[Third Nayanar ministry|Nayanar III]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
!2
| [[File:V. S. Achuthanandan 2016.jpg|100px]]
| [[V. S. Achuthanandan]]<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1923)}}
| 18 May 2006
| 18 May 2011
| {{age in years and days|2006|5|18|2011|5|18}}
! 5 years 0 days
| [[Achuthanandan ministry|Achuthanandan]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
! rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 2023.tif|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1945)}}
| 25 May 2016
| 19 May 2021
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|2016|5|25}}
! rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|2016|5|25}}
| [[First Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi I]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
| 20 May 2021
| ''incumbent''
| [[Second Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi II]]
|}

=== List of chief ministers from parties of Left Democratic Front (1957-1980) ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="text-align:center;"style="font-size: 90%"
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" |No{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office}}
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" |Portrait
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" |Name{{efn|Year in parentheses indicates life span}}
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" colspan="3" scope="col" |Tenure
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Total
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"  colspan="2" |Party<small>{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}</small>
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Ministry
|- style="height: 60px;"
!rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=2| [[File:EMS Namboodiripad 2001 stamp of India (cropped) 1.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=2| [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<br>{{Small|(1909–1998)}}
| 5 April 1957
| 31 July 1959
| {{age in years and days|1957|4|5|1959|7|31}}
!rowspan=2| 4 years 357 days
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[First Namboodiripad ministry|Namboodiripad I]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
| 6 March 1967
| 1 November 1969
|{{age in years and days|1967|3|6|1969|11|1}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[Second Namboodiripad ministry|Namboodiripad II]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
|- style="height: 60px;"
!rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2| [[File:C. Achutha Menon.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=2| [[C. Achutha Menon]]<br>{{Small|(1913–1991)}}
| 1 November 1969
| 3 August 1970
| {{age in years and days|1969|11|1|1970|8|3}}
!rowspan=2| 7 years, 80 days
!rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|rowspan=3| [[Communist Party of India]]
| [[First C. Achutha Menon ministry|Achutha Menon I]]
|-
| 4 October 1970
| 25 March 1977
| {{age in years and days|1970|10|4|1977|3|25}}
| [[Second C. Achutha Menon ministry|Achutha Menon II]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
!3
| [[File:P.K. Vasudevan Nair.jpg|100px]]
| [[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]]<br>{{Small|(1926–2005)}}
| 29 October 1978
| 12 October 1979
| {{age in years and days|1978|10|29|1979|10|12}}
!348 days
| [[P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry|Vasudevan Nair]]
|- style="height: 60px;"
|}

=== List of political alliances of Kerala in power (1980–present) ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"  text-align:center"
|-
! data-sort-type=number | {{Tooltip|No.}}
! colspan="2" |Political alliance
! Total days in governance
! data-sort-type=number | Number of Chief ministers
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| LDF
|style="background-color: {{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| '''{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1980|01|25|1981|10|20}}+{{age in days|1987|03|26|1991|06|23}}+{{age in days|1996|05|20|2001|05|16}}+{{age in days|2006|05|18|2011|05|17}}+{{age in days|2016|05|25}}}}}}|R}} days'''
| data-sort-type=5 | 3
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1981|12|28|1982|03|17}}+{{age in days|1982|05|24|1987|03|25}}+{{age in days|1991|06|24|1996|05|19}} +{{age in days|2001|05|17|2006|05|17}}+{{age in days|2011|05|18|2016|05|24}} }}}} days
| data-sort-type=5 | 3
|-
|}