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…
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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…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 (IANS) Congress MP Kumari Selja on Sunday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for attempting to “communalise” people. She called the BJP-led Central government as the “government of slogans”. The Congress leader also highlighted the issues of fishermen in Kerala and the issue of human-animal conflict.Selja was in Kochi to campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls in Kerala.Accusing the BJP, she told IANS, “The BJP always tries to communalise. That is their hallm…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) It was colour, culture and crowds all the way as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled through the heart of Thiruvananthapuram in a high-energy roadshow that transformed the capital’s streets into a vibrant political carnival on Saturday evening.Landing at the city airport by helicopter after a rally in Tiruvalla, PM Modi’s convoy moved towards Killipalam, near the bustling Chalai Market, where the roadshow formally began.But long before Prime Minister Modi rea…
Patna, March 30 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, alleged on Monday that Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, resigned from his post as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) under pressure from the BJP.Reacting to the development, Tejashwi said that while it is customary for a leader elected to another legislative body to resign from their earlier position, the situation in Nitish Kumar’s case appears different.“This is not just a procedural matter. The decision has been ta…