Kerala's first Legislative Assembly and the first Ministry that followed it

Background

The Niyamasabha is in session this week, taking an adjournment motion and fresh Bills, which makes the House's own beginnings worth revisiting.
An integrated State of Kerala emerged from a fusion on linguistic grounds, and the first general elections were held in February-March 1957.
The First Kerala Legislative Assembly commenced on 1 March 1957 with a strength of 127, including the lone nominated member.
Sankaranarayanan Thampi was its Speaker and K. O. Aysha Bai its Deputy Speaker.
On 5 April 1957 the first Communist Ministry, with E. M. Sankaran Namboodirippad as Chief Minister, assumed office.
That Ministry was dismissed on 31 July 1959 and the Assembly was dissolved the same day, after 7 sessions and 175 sittings in which 88 Bills were passed.
The Kerala University Bill, the Kerala Education Bill and the Kerala Agrarian Relations Bill were among them, and the Business Advisory Committee was formed in the same year.
From the Fifth Assembly onward the strength of the House continued to be 141, including one nominated member.