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…
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Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, Feb 13 (IANS) The battle for Pala has once again brought internal dynamics within the Kerala Congress (M) into sharp focus, with Minister Roshy Augustine’s repeated assertion that party Chairman and Rajya Sabha MP Jose K. Mani will contest from the Assembly seat triggering visible discomfort within sections of the party. For the Mani family, Pala is political legacy.The late K. M. Mani held the Assembly constituency in an unbroken run from 1967 until his demise in 2019….
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) After a quarter century as the undisputed face of Kerala Congress (M) in the hilly Idukki Assembly constituency, State Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine is bracing for what could be the toughest electoral battle of his career as he gears up for a sixth consecutive contest.The 56-year-old minister, known for his soft-spoken demeanor and accessibility, has consistently defied political odds, winning five straight elections from Idukki. Four of those victorie…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 (IANS) The Congress high command will take the final call on whether sitting party MPs should contest the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Congress Screening Committee Chairman Madhusudan Mistry said here on Wednesday, underlining that the issue involves a larger policy decision.Mistry expressed confidence that the party leadership would take an appropriate view on the matter and indicated that the Congress candidate list is likely to be released by the end of this m…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) Those who once publicly humiliated Kerala Congress (M) founder K.M. Mani are now granting him a memorial — a reality that did not escape Leader of the Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan on Friday, as he criticised the CPI-M while addressing speculation over the political future of Kerala Congress (M). Reports had suggested that the party, founded by K.M. Mani and now led by his son Jose K. Mani, might leave the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) to join the Congre…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 14 (IANS) CWC member and legislator Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday asserted that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) would return to power in Kerala with a decisive mandate, winning more than 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, expected to be held in April this year.He said that the public mood across the State was clearly in favour of a change in government, a reality that, according to him, only the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has failed to rec…
Kottayam, Jan 14 (IANS) Kerala Congress (M) chairman Jose K. Mani on Wednesday firmly dismissed reports suggesting that his party was preparing to return to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), asserting that the party remained firmly with the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF).“Who is discussing this?” Mani asked, before citing Lord Jesus Christ’s words from the Holy Bible to press his point: “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your ch…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday accused the ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) of conducting election campaign activities using government funds, calling it “unacceptable and unethical”, and warned of legal action to recover public money allegedly diverted for partisan purposes.Satheesan alleged that the Public Relations Department under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had organised a government-funded quiz competition b…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls saw a good response from political parties and the general public, with around 60,061 claims and objections received in Kerala. Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer on Monday released the daily bulletin of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) covering claims and objections up to December 31, 2025, against the draft electoral roll of 2,54,42,352 electors.The claims and objections period opened on 23…