When the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) assumed power in Kerala in 2011 with a Christian as chief minister and a Muslim as the second in command, the biggest concern among the majority community was the minority dominance in the government.
The Congress sought to address the issue before the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 by inducting the then Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala, a member of the Nair community, with the key home portfolio into the Oommen Chandy cabinet.