Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) After the Congress high command finally picked V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s 13th Chief Minister, he spoke exclusively to IANS and said he was dedicating his Chief Ministership to the people of the state. Speaking to IANS, Chief Minister-designate Satheesan said, “I am very grateful to the AICC leaders for entrusting me with this big responsibility. I dedicate my Chief Ministership to the people of Kerala. We will build a strong team that will work for the futu…
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Malapurram (Kerala), May 12 (IANS) Nine days after the United Democratic Front’s emphatic victory in Kerala, the Congress’s continuing failure to name a Chief Minister has triggered serious concern within its own alliance, with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second-biggest constituent of the Congress-led UDF, openly expressing frustration over the uncertainty.In a significant political development, the IUML has convened an emergency leadership meeting at Panakkad on Wednesday morni…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) What began as a moment of celebration after the Congress-led UDF’s historic victory in the Kerala Assembly elections has rapidly descended into open factional warfare, with supporters of the three Chief Ministerial aspirants taking their battle from closed-door discussions to the streets, social media, and public campaigns.The unrest intensified dramatically after the sudden emergence of Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal as a serious conten…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a Kerala Assembly polls result that blends electoral success with political folklore, senior CPI-M leader and minister Saji Cherian has scripted a third consecutive victory from Chengannur, while appearing to have broken the long-standing ‘jinx’ associated with the Manmohan Bungalow in the state capital.The imposing pre-Independence-era residence, located near the Raj Bhavan, has for decades carried a reputation that any minister occupying it would either fail…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress leaders on Monday welcomed the party-led United Democratic Alliance’s (UDF) clear lead in the results of the Kerala Assembly polls, terming it as “a win for UDF’s unity”. However, the party leaders said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost its “relevance” in the South Indian states.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said: “This victory is very big for us, and many congratulations to Congress party workers across the country. Special con…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) With vote counting for the Kerala elections on Monday entering a crucial phase, the decade-long rule of the Left government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be heading towards a decisive end, as trends point to a sweeping victory for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).At the end of the third round of counting, Vijayan himself is trailing in Dharmadam, underlining the scale of the challenge faced by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LD…
Thiruvananthapuram April 30 (IANS) With just days to go for the official results of the Kerala Assembly polls, a surprise projection released on Thursday by Today’s Chanakya has injected fresh uncertainty into the state’s electoral landscape, unsettling the United Democratic Front (UDF) camp even as most others predicted a comfortable victory for it.While pollsters such as Axis My India, People’s Pulse, VoteVibe, Matrize and JVC have broadly projected the UDF led by the Congress to cross the 71-…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) With Kerala waiting for the vote counting day on May 4, the electoral suspense may be overwhelming, but is marked by an intriguing question — what happens to the precedents set over a decade by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan?If Vijayan secures a rare third term, continuity is the obvious storyline.But if power shifts to the Indian National Congress-led UDF, the spotlight will swiftly turn to whether those very precedents, once criticised, suddenly become acc…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday quashed the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision to appoint college teachers as presiding officers for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly polls in the state.A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao quashed the ECI’s order.The Commission had appointed assistant professor-rank college teachers to work as presiding officers for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, issuing the notification a few days ago.It also anno…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan has sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raising concerns over the delay in publishing detailed and authenticated data related to the Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9, calling for immediate corrective steps to uphold transparency.In his letter circulated to the media on Monday, Satheesan pointed out that three days after polling concluded, the Election Commission is yet to releas…