kerala politics

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – Senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala alleged a "massive Rs 700-crore fraud" in Kerala’s Cooperative Department on Friday, claiming that irregularities are unfolding even as the state heads into a crucial election phase.Kerala is set to go to...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that the Centre has reduced the special excise duty on petrol and diesel to help consumers and urged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to cut state taxes on the fuels.The BJP state chief also rejected the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Friday alleged that the Congress had facilitated the BJP's victories in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 and the Nemom Assembly constituency in 2016.Responding to allegations of a CPI(M)-BJP deal raised by the UDF...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 27 CPI(M) leader and CITU national general secretary Elamaram Kareem on Friday alleged that IUML leader M K Muneer was not fielded in the April 9 Assembly elections due to the intervention of Jamaat-e-Islami.The CPI(M) has been alleging links between the UDF and...

In Kochi, a wall painting from the 1980 film "Mela," urging voters to support A.K. Saseendran, is now a prominent topic on social media.The painting depicts a village in north Kerala, where Saseendran, then the NCP (SP) leader and State Forest Minister, was contesting in the 1980 election...

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...

In Thrissur, Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan refuted Congress leader V. D. Satheesan’s claim that the RSS supported his victory in the 1977 election, accusing the opposition leader of spreading misinformation.The Congress and UDF have alleged a CPI(M)-BJP alliance in the upcoming...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 – The Kazhakootam Assembly constituency in the state capital district has become a fiercely contested battleground in this election, with the alleged Sabarimala gold heist case casting a long shadow over an already intense triangular contest.At the center of the...

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...