kerala assembly election

New Delhi, April 5. Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, John Brittas, has approached Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, seeking a grant of paid holiday for postal employees on the day of the Assembly election on April 9.In a letter addressed to the Union Minister, the Communist...

Alappuzha/Idukki/Kochi (Kerala), April 4 Rahul Gandhi, a top Congress leader, raised concerns about alleged attacks on minorities in Manipur and Chhattisgarh during his election campaign in central Kerala districts, and claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was aligned with those...

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 4 Former CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran, contesting as an Independent backed by the UDF, alleged on Saturday that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s cabinet colleague Saji Cherian had struck a deal with the BJP.Addressing an election rally here, Sudhakaran dismissed claims...

Palakka (Kerala), April 3 A case has been registered against a BJP councillor and two others for allegedly obstructing the political campaign of UDF candidate Rammesh Pisharody two days ago, police said on Friday.An FIR has been registered against BJP councillor Sindhu Rajan, her daughter...

Patna, April 2 – Union Minister Chirag Paswan launched a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday, accusing him of defaming Bihar for electoral gains.Paswan alleged that Tejashwi Yadav portrays Bihar as the poorest state in the country during his visits to other...

Kannur, March 31 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala on Tuesday, alleging an “unprecedented partnership” between the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and framing the upcoming Assembly election as a battle of ideologies...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 30 BJP state vice president Shone George said on Monday that concerns about the FCRA amendment bill are "baseless" and asserted that the proposed changes are aimed only at regulating foreign funds received by NGOs.His statement comes amid criticism from Christian...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 – As the Assembly election campaign enters its final and most intense phase, Kerala's political discourse is being shaped by a high-stakes challenge: an open debate between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan.What began as a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 – Kerala's evolving electoral landscape has revealed a rare and striking trend in this Assembly election: direct contests between six incumbent legislators.As many as six incumbent MLAs are engaged in head-to-head battles across three constituencies. This means...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – The allegation of a tacit understanding between the BJP and the CPI(M) has escalated into a central flashpoint in Kerala’s Assembly election campaign, triggering a sharp exchange between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan.This...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – A total of 676 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the April 9 elections to the 140-member Kerala Assembly, setting the stage for a fiercely contested electoral battle.The deadline for filing nominations was 5 p.m. on Monday.The scrutiny of the...

In Kerala, the upcoming Assembly election is taking place without Oommen Chandy, a prominent figure who had long represented the Puthuppally constituency.Chandy's absence is a significant factor for many voters in this central Kerala constituency.Despite his death, a large number of people...

Kollam (Kerala), March 22 Ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala, senior RSP leader N K Premachandran has accused the ruling CPI(M) of having an electoral understanding with the BJP in 30 constituencies across the state, but asserted that the opposition UDF will overcome any such "unholy...

In 2021, when V.D. Satheesan was chosen as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly by the Congress-led UDF, it was seen as a strategic move to revitalize the UDF's prospects ahead of the 2026 elections.Challenging a well-established Marxist leader like Pinarayi Vijayan, who was...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The LDF announced actor Sudheer Karamana and three others as its independent candidates for the upcoming Assembly election on Saturday.A Left co-traveller, Karamana, will contest as an LDF independent and will face Communist Marxist Party (CMP) and UDF leader C P...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The LDF fielded actor Sudheer Karamana as its independent candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the Assembly election on Saturday.Karamana, a Left party member, will be contesting against Communist Marxist Party (CMP) and UDF leader C P John, and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 UDF convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash said on Friday that while people in Konni in Pathanamthitta district wanted him to contest the Assembly election, he respects the party’s decision not to field MPs.Speaking to reporters, Prakash said he had represented...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Breaking his silence after three CPI(M) leaders decided to contest as independents backed by Congress, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the tendency of growing “parliamentary ambitions” had emerged among some cadres.“It is true that an unusual trend is...

New Delhi, March 20 The people of Kerala are ready for change, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, as he campaigned for a UDF government in the state."The UDF is the team of Kerala," he said in a post on X."Each candidate represents the voice, aspirations, and trust of the people of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 – With just two days remaining for the nomination deadline, Kerala's electoral battle has entered a high-stakes phase, with all three major fronts vying to secure candidates and maximize last-minute outreach.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect a new...