kerala politics

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 27 An expelled IUML leader, accused of making derogatory remarks against CPI(M) MLA U Prathibha, was arrested and released on bail in Kayamkulam here, police said on Friday.According to police, a case was registered against Irshad on Thursday night following a...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 27 AICC leader K C Venugopal alleged on Friday that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was afraid of Rahul Gandhi's influence in Kerala and was not speaking out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Speaking to reporters here, Venugopal said the Chief Minister had been...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The BJP in Kerala alleged on Thursday that Minister V Sivankutty fielded a local CPI(M) leader as a proxy candidate for Rajeev Chandrasekhar from the Nemom assembly constituency, where both are contesting.In a statement, the BJP also said that it had filed a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The Congress party's allegation of a "deal" between the CPI(M) and the BJP in the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala on Thursday triggered a social media war between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and V D Satheesan over who has links with the RSS.Vijayan, earlier in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer on Thursday, condemning the action taken against those who reacted to the 'BJP seal' issue.The controversy revolves around a communication issued by the Election Commission to political...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – The political battle between the ruling CPI(M) and the Congress-led opposition intensified on Thursday, with Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, launching a sharp counter-attack against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over allegations of a BJP-CPI(M) nexus...

Kochi, March 26 AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi follow similar political approaches, alleging that both are "not different, but one".Pilot also claimed that the attacks by CPI(M) leaders on Congress...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Amid escalating political sparring ahead of the Assembly elections, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly refuted allegations by the Congress that his party is engaged in a covert understanding with the BJP in select constituencies.The charge has been...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan posted an old photograph of V D Satheesan at an RSS event on Thursday, intensifying his attack on the Congress leader over claims of a CPI(M)–BJP "deal" ahead of the April 9 polls.Posting the photograph on his Facebook page...

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 26 The SDPI withdrew its candidate, Ashraf K M, from the Manjeshwar Assembly constituency on Thursday, claiming the move was aimed at supporting other parties fighting the BJP.Following a morning meeting at Uppala attended by state leaders, Ashraf withdrew his...

Kollam, March 26 Congress leader V D Satheesan alleged on Thursday that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is targeting Rahul Gandhi in order to gain the favor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.He was responding to Vijayan's allegation that Gandhi and the Congress...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that criticism of an individual should not come at the expense of their dignity, and all political parties should keep this in mind.Vijayan was referring to the comments made by a UDF leader against the sitting Kayamkulam...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that despite being a prominent national political figure, "he does not learn from experience" and accused him and his party of being the BJP's "B-team".Vijayan's remarks came a...

Thrissur, March 26 – Manalur, a constituency deeply rooted in Kerala’s political history, is once again at the center of a fierce electoral battle, where legacy, personality, and party dynamics converge.The region's identity is closely tied to Joseph Mundassery, the state's first Education...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the Election Commission's direction to the police to take action against alleged misleading news on social media about its letter carrying the BJP seal, shows "intolerance towards criticism" by the poll panel.Vijayan...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Even as senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tried to downplay the issue, the debate over the Chief Ministership in Kerala refuses to die down, and has turned speculation into a daily spectacle.“There is no need now for a discussion on the Chief Minister’s...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 26 The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has suspended its leader, A Irshad, over alleged derogatory remarks against CPI(M) sitting MLA U Prathibha during an election campaign in Kayamkulam, party leaders said on Thursday.Irshad, a local IUML leader and Kayamkulam UDF...

In Kochi (Kerala), March 25, raising concerns about the gold theft at Sabarimala and the alleged drug problem among Kerala's youth, the Congress party intensified its campaign for the upcoming assembly elections on Wednesday, claiming that the LDF and the BJP are colluding to undermine the...

Kozhikode, March 25 – Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge formally launched the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) election campaign in Kerala on Wednesday, framing the contest as a decisive battle to “restore the state to its people,” while mounting a sharp, multi-pronged attack on both the...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 25 Rahul Gandhi escalated the Congress campaign in poll-bound Kerala on Wednesday by intensifying allegations of "collusion" between the LDF and the BJP, pointing out the alleged lack of action by central agencies against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in various...