In Kerala, Anoop Jacob, the UDF candidate who became victorious in Piravam assembly by election on Wednesday was sworn in as member of the state Legislative Assembly today. Speaker G Karthikeyan and other members extended a warm welcome to the new MLA. UDF has a wafer thin majority in the 140 member Kerala Assembly. The ruling front has already declared that Anoop Jacob who won with a margin of 12070 votes will be inducted into the state cabinet.