Kerala to create Waqf Board under new law after protests

• Kerala, previously opposed to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, will be one of the first states to have a Waqf Board constituted under the new law.

• The new Board may be established within two months as the outgoing Board’s tenure expired on December 14.

• The Kerala High Court has requested the Board to continue its duties until the election process is over.

• The CPI(M)-led government and the Congress-led Opposition opposed the new legislation.

• The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution asking the Union government to withdraw from the Waqf Act amendment.

• The election process for the new Board is expected to be completed within one month.

• The State government will need to redraw the election schedule and poll process in line with the new legislation.

• The introduction of the Waqf Bill has sparked a political firestorm and unprecedented social and political polarisation.