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Kochi, March 21 AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that Congress leaders who were denied tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections would be accommodated in key positions if the UDF comes to power.Addressing reporters here, Venugopal said that several deserving leaders had...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Union Minister Suresh Gopi has called for a stronger presence of the NDA in the Kerala Assembly, saying the coalition should have at least 25-30 MLAs after the April 9 Assembly polls.He alleged that both the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition...

Kochi, March 19 – Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, said on Thursday that issues within the CPI(M) are getting worse, and that if it took 33 years for its decline in West Bengal, the party in Kerala appears to be heading down a similar path much faster.“After a decade...

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, March 18 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan said on Wednesday that there was no difference within the UDF regarding seat distribution, unlike other fronts like the LDF and the BJP-led NDA.Satheesan also said that the remaining names of the Congress candidates...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – The Indian National Congress released its first list of 55 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections on Tuesday, signaling a strategic combination of experience, continuity, and high-profile newcomers as the party seeks to regain power in the state...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 – Kerala began the first full day of intense campaigning on Monday, with political parties launching a 25-day high-voltage campaign ahead of the April 9 elections for the 140-member Kerala Assembly.The opposition alliances are still finalizing their candidates, but...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 15 – Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K. C. Venugopal, on Sunday dismissed speculation that veteran CPI-M leader G. Sudhakaran, who has announced his intention to contest as an Independent, could emerge as the candidate of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in...

With just weeks remaining until the 2026 Assembly elections, the political landscape of Kerala is abuzz with the names of key figures and challengers vying for power in the "God's Own Country."For decades, Kerala elections have been characterized by a predictable rivalry between the two major...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 After 10 years in opposition in Kerala, the Congress-led UDF is fighting for its political survival in the upcoming Assembly elections, aiming to unseat the LDF.However, this will not be an easy task, as the Left Front is relying heavily on its development...

New Delhi, March 7 In a significant campaign here, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday announced five key promises aimed at winning over voters in Kerala, while also attacking the ruling Communist Party of India (CPI) and accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of being controlled by Prime...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “betrayed the country” by signing a trade deal with the US, claiming it would harm farmers and small businesses in India.He was speaking after inaugurating the concluding ceremony of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 – According to a pre-election study by the independent public opinion platform, Vote Vibe, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, has emerged as the most preferred chief ministerial candidate in Kerala ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.This...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 7 Senior Congress leader and AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that the current political situation in Kerala guarantees a resounding victory for the UDF, which is led by the party, by winning more than 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 – In a setback for Kerala's ruling CPI-M, veteran leader G. Sudhakaran has refused to yield to reconciliation efforts by the party leadership, rejecting a request from state Secretary M.V. Govindan to renew his party membership.Despite the outreach, Sudhakaran...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 – A political controversy has erupted in Kerala after the state government published advertisements on the front pages of several leading newspapers on Thursday, highlighting what it described as the "changes brought about by the LDF government" in sectors that were...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 Senior BJP leader and party's state in-charge Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that the people of Kerala will teach the UDF and the LDF a lesson following the disruption of an AI summit by Congress activists in New Delhi.In a post on 'X', Javadekar said that...

New Delhi, February 17 Veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday said that if the Congress cannot tolerate dissent, it is the party's "doom," and if it doesn't have the courage to respond to dissenting voices in a "polite but firm manner," it doesn't deserve to rule.Aiyar also recalled...

New Delhi, Feb 17 In a strong statement, veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said that if the Congress cannot tolerate dissent, then the party's future is bleak, and if it lacks the courage to address dissenting voices in a "polite but firm manner," then it does not deserve to rule.Aiyar also...

In a statement, Sachin Pilot, the senior AICC observer for Kerala, asserted that the Congress party does not need to be lectured on nationalism, and reminded everyone of the role played by Indira Gandhi in dividing Pakistan in 1971. He also stated that the Congress is a secular party, and that...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 16 – Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and party's Campaign Committee Chairman, Ramesh Chennithala, said on Monday that Rahul Gandhi will play an active and decisive role in the United Democratic Front's (UDF) campaign for the upcoming Kerala Assembly...