Bringing together more than 500 delegates from 125 countries and 28 Indian States, the 5th session of the Loka Kerala Sabha will begin in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday (January 29, 2026).
The three-day meet will begin with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurating the public meeting at 5 p.m. at the Nishagandhi auditorium. The function will be presided over by Speaker A.N. Shamseer. This will be followed by the Loka Kerala Sabha sessions on January 30 and 31 at the R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi Hall in the Assembly building.
The Chief Minister will also inaugurate the 5th Loka Kerala Sabha at 10 a.m. on January 30. He will then submit the approach document, apart from inaugurating the Student Migration Portal, Airport Help Desk, Sherpa Portal and Loka Keralam online services. Eight thematic discussions and seven regional conferences will also be held in the afternoon.
The discussions on various topics will be held in eight halls of the Assembly from 2.30 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. The regional conferences will be held from 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. The regional conferences of representatives from Western Asian countries, besides Asian and Pacific countries, American countries, other Indian States, and returned expats will be attended by Ministers.
An open forum will be organised at University College on ‘Role of expatriates in building a new Kerala’ from 3 p.m. on January 30.
On January 31, the reporting of seven regional meetings and eight thematic committees will be held from 9 a.m. to 10.15 a.m, which will be followed by resolution presentations and speeches. The Chief Minister will deliver his speech at 2.30 p.m. The 5th Lok Kerala Sabha will conclude with the Speaker’s closing speech at 3 p.m.
Addressing the media here on Tuesday, the Speaker said a good number of projects being implemented in the State were suggested by the expats during the previous editions of the Lok Kerala Sabha. For instance, the State government had implemented around 10 recommendations out of the 28 made at the fourth Sabha.
On Governor’s letter
The Speaker said no response would be given to the copy of the letter sent by the Governor’s office asking for an explanation on the Chief Minister’s ‘unauthorised’ amendments to the policy address in the Assembly. The Speaker said he had received a copy of the letter marked as highly confidential, while the original was sent to the media. There was no need to give a response to the copy of the letter, he said.
Published – January 27, 2026 08:52 pm IST
