The
Government of Kerala headquartered at
Thiruvananthapuram is a democratically elected body that governs the State of
Kerala,
India. The state government is headed by the
Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected
Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state government maintains its capital at
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and is seated at the Kerala Government Secretariat or the Hajur Kutcheri.