Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (IANS) Kerala BJP MLAs on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan demanding an immediate CBI probe into the alleged Sabarimala gold scam and the unconditional withdrawal of all cases registered against devotees during the Sabarimala agitation. BJP MLA V. Muraleedharan alleged that despite Satheesan publicly demanding a CBI investigation into the case during his tenure as Opposition Leader, no announcement has been made even after two Cabinet meetings under the n…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) The stage is set for the first major political contest in the newly-constituted Kerala Legislative Assembly, with all three major fronts deciding to field candidates for Friday’s Speaker election even as the Congress-led UDF enjoys a comfortable numerical advantage in the House.While the Treasury Bench has a strength of 102 in the 140 member house, the Left has 35 and the BJP three.Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan is poised for victory as the…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) The swearing-in of the newly elected members of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly began on Thursday morning, marking the formal start of a House transformed by one of the biggest political upheavals in the state’s recent history.The proceedings commenced at 9 a.m. after Pro Tem Speaker G. Sudhakaran, who was sworn in by Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar on Wednesday, took his seat in the Assembly.Legislators were called in alphabetical order to take the o…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, May 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough moment for the BJP in Kerala, the party has secured three Assembly seats, capping its best-ever performance in the state till now with a dramatic, last-round victory in Kazhakootam.Former Union Minister, V. Muraleedharan, edged past two-time CPI(M) Legislator Kadakampally Surendran by a razor thin margin of just 265 votes, sealing a nail biting contest that went down to the final round of counting.Muraleedharan’s win completes a signifi…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a result of considerable political significance, the BJP has secured a second seat in Kerala, with Rajeev Chandrasekhar winning from Nemom and reinforcing the party’s incremental but notable gains in the state.The victory follows B.B. Gopakumar’s earlier win in Chathanoor, marking a rare moment of expansion for the BJP in Kerala’s traditionally bipolar political landscape.Chandrasekhar’s triumph in Nemom is being viewed as historic, restoring the const…
Kollam/Thiruvananthapuram May 4 (IANS) In a result with clear political significance, the BJP has staged a comeback in Kerala after five years, clinching a decisive victory in the Chathanoor Assembly seat.Former Congress worker B.B. Gopakumar delivered the breakthrough, defeating CPI candidate R. Rajendran by a margin of 4,002 votes, marking a rare electoral gain for the party in a state long dominated by the CPI-M-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF.Gopakumar said this is a victory for PM Narendra…