Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 (IANS) With Assembly elections in Kerala drawing closer, the Congress party is witnessing intense activity as leaders and aspirants line up to secure party tickets.Though the Election Commission is expected to announce the poll schedule next week, party offices in Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi are already buzzing with activity. Aspirants have stepped up lobbying efforts, making a strong push to stake their claim for seats in the upcoming elections.As the countdown…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) The Sivagiri Mutt on Saturday urged Rahul Gandhi to ensure that candidates from backward communities are fielded in winnable constituencies in the upcoming Assembly elections.The demand was raised when the Congress leader visited the mutt and paid homage at the samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru at Sivagiri.This marked the second consecutive day of Rahul Gandhi’s participation in programmes associated with the Sivagiri Mutt.On the previous day, he attended the cen…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) With the Assembly elections drawing near, coalition arithmetic within Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has gathered pace. The Communist Party of India (CPI), the second-largest ally in the Left front, on Monday, decided to drop six sitting legislators who have completed three terms, signalling a generational shift and adherence to its internal rotation norm.Those denied renomination include Deputy Speaker Chittayam Gopakumar, P.S. Supal, E.K. Vijayan…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant recalibration ahead of the Assembly polls, the CPI(M) has dropped actor-turned-Legislator Mukesh, a two-time MLA from Kollam, from its list of sitting members set to be renominated.The move comes even as the party clears a majority of key ministers, underscoring a selective approach to continuity and change.Among those who have received the green signal are senior ministers including M.B. Rajesh, Saji Cherian, O.R. Kelu, P. Rajeeve, K.N. Balagop…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) The Special Branch of the Kerala Police has issued an alert warning of a possible escalation in political tensions in the state following the Youth Congress placing a wreath at the residence of State Health Minister Veena George, an act that has triggered sharp reactions from the ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF).According to intelligence inputs, the CPI(M) may organise protest demonstrations against Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan in response…
Kochi Feb 19 (IANS) In a significant political development ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, veteran Congress leader K. Babu on Thursday announced his decision to step away from electoral politics, drawing the curtain on a long and eventful legislative career.The six-time MLA from Tripunithura said he had conveyed his decision to senior party leaders, even as the Congress leadership had reportedly asked him to contest once again from the constituency he represented for six terms.”I have ma…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections fast approaching, the CPI(M)’s social media machinery tasked with spearheading the party’s digital campaign has been hit by a major internal rupture, exposing unease within the ranks over strategy and leadership.Senior journalists K.V. Sudhakaran, K. Mohandas, and E.S. Subhash, all former journalists of Deshabhimani, the party organ, have resigned from the CPI(M)’s social media team. Their exit is understood to be in prot…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IANS) 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 elections. The Election Commission officials from Delhi are reaching the state capital city and would be here for two days next week.Addressing the media at the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters in Th…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will secure a record third consecutive term in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby said on Wednesday.”In Kerala, we have the Left Democratic Front government winning two elections consecutively in 2016 and 2021. We are hopeful that we may get a third term if we are able to explain to the people about the remarkable achievements of the …
Wayanad (Kerala), Feb 10 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday slammed the CPI-M-led LDF government of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging deep administrative failure, political intolerance, and gross neglect of disaster-hit Wayanad, and claiming that even “good communists and Left fellow-travellers now want the CPI-M out of power more than the UDF does”.Satheesan told the media at the Samvadikkaam Puthuyugathinayi interaction programme held as part of the Puth…