M V Govindan was unanimously re-elected as the party’s secretary of the Kerala unit. Unlike a decade ago, there was no factional dissent in the conference, with all members in the official panels getting elected unopposed. Only those in the good books of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, the de-facto leader of both the govt and the party in Kerala, figured in the panels. “BJP govt at Centre wants to block development activities in Kerala. But we are not ready to shelve development dreams,” the CM said. The measures suggested in the document include public-private participation for revival of loss-making PSUs, cess, and differential fees for govt services. The state conference adopted the proposals without much resistance, according to Vijayan. He said the nearly nine years of continuous LDF governance significantly improved the facilities and environment, pivoting on which Kerala can achieve new heights in the coming days. The party decided to accept string-free private capital long ago. However, the party could pursue the same only now due to lack of a supporting mechanism to attract such large-scale investment in the past.