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Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Friday that former CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran was insulted by the Left party, and that the UDF had no prior agreement with him before he left the Marxist organization.Speaking to reporters on various issues...

New Delhi, March 20 – As campaigning intensifies for the April 9 Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, struck an emotional and political chord with voters in Kerala on Friday, positioning the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) as a...

New Delhi, March 20 The LDF government in Kerala relies on remittances, lotteries, and liquor, a model that will no longer work, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, asserting that the UDF has plenty of new ideas for Kerala 2.0.In an interview with

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...

New Delhi, March 20 The LDF government in Kerala relies heavily on remittances, lotteries, and liquor, a model that will no longer work, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, as he advocates for the UDF, which has been out of power in the state for a decade.In an interview with

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Friday alleged that a section of the media spread false news about the Congress' candidate selection process at the behest of the CPI(M).A day after reports in the media raised uncertainty about the...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 20 CPI(M) rebel leader G Sudhakaran said on Friday that he would campaign against Agriculture Minister P Prasad in Cherthala, accusing him of making unwarranted remarks.Speaking to reporters here, Sudhakaran, who is contesting as an Independent candidate from...

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...

Kochi, March 19 Congress leader V D Satheesan launched his election campaign with a roadshow in North Paravoor on Thursday.The roadshow started from Varapuzha and ended in North Paravoor, covering a distance of approximately 10 kilometers.Satheesan was accompanied by Ernakulam DCC president...

In Thiruvananthapuram, V Muraleedharan, a former State Minister for External Affairs and a senior BJP leader, had been focusing on the Kazhakkoottam constituency – an urban area in Thiruvananthapuram with a strong presence of IT companies – even before the dates for the Kerala Assembly elections...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 19 Former CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran said on Thursday that Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF will not get a third term in office, as the leadership of the Left party has "failed politically," while that of the Congress and UDF can be seen as winning.Sudhakaran, who...

Kannur (Kerala), March 19 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan filed his nomination from the Dharmadom Assembly constituency here on Thursday.Vijayan submitted his nomination papers at the Thalassery Sub Registrar Office around 11 am, which were received by Kannur registrar A B Sathyan.The...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 18 A district Congress leader revolted in Alappuzha, the constituency represented by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, over the party's list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections and announced that he would contest as an independent candidate in the key...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam has asserted that the Sabarimala gold theft scandal will backfire on the Congress-led UDF and BJP, shielding the ruling LDF from any electoral fallout in the upcoming polls in Kerala.Viswam also said that he does not believe there...

Kannur (Kerala), March 17 The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Tuesday expelled party veteran T K Govindan, a day after he announced severing ties with the organisation and declared his intention to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.Govindan had announced...

Alappuzha, March 16 Rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran, who announced that he would contest the assembly election from Ambalapuzha as an independent, visited former SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan here on Monday.Sudhakaran reached Natesan's house at Kanichukulangara and spent...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 The ruling CPI (M), which announced the majority of its candidates shortly after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule, mocked the opposition Congress on Monday over its continued delay in finalizing candidates.Speaking to the media, CPI(M) state...

Idukki (Kerala), March 16 The Kerala Congress (Joseph), the third major ally in the UDF, has demanded all 10 seats it contested in the previous Assembly election, but is open to swapping constituencies this time.The Assembly election in Kerala will be held on April 9.Speaking to reporters on...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Political parties in Kerala expressed confidence about the upcoming election battle shortly after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Assembly polls on Sunday.The election for 140 seats in the state will be held on April 9.Both the CPI(M) and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Ahead of the announcement of the Kerala Assembly election schedule on Sunday, the contrasting levels of preparedness among the three major political fronts have come into sharp focus, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) appearing well ahead of its rivals in...