Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) A brewing leadership tussle within the Congress over the Chief Minister’s post has cast a shadow over the UDF camp in Kerala, prompting concern among allies and close monitoring by the party high command.The internal friction, surfacing even before the Assembly election results due on May 4, has triggered unease within the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a key UDF partner.League leaders are learnt to be dissatisfied with the public sparring, viewing it as…
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Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) Karnataka Congress leaders hailing from the minority community on Friday expressed confidence that the party will secure a decisive victory in the Bagalkot and Davanagere bye-elections, citing internal survey findings and strong public support across communities.Several leaders, including MLAs Rizwan Arshad, Yasir Khan Pathan and Balkis Banu, KPCC Vice President Syed Ahmad, senior Congress leader and KPCC Vice President Ubedullah Sharif, KPCC Secretary Agha Sultan, Mak…
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday congratulated Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for completing six years as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), praising his organisational abilities and commitment to the party. The Chief Minister said Shivakumar’s organisational skills, ideological commitment and hard work had become a model for young leaders in the Congress party.Siddaramaiah said that despite facing several challen…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) The Congress is poised to re-nominate 20 of its 22 sitting MLAs in Kerala as Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and KPCC president Sunny Joseph are scheduled to leave for New Delhi on Sunday to finalise the first phase of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.Party sources indicated that the initial list, expected shortly after consultations with the central leadership, will largely feature sitting legislators, signalling continuity and organisatio…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lay the foundation stone on February 26 for 50 houses being constructed by the Congress for survivors of the Wayanad natural disaster. The ceremony will be held at 2 pm at Kunnambetta in Meppadi panchayat, said KPCC president Sunny Joseph MLA on Thursday.The housing initiative forms part of the Congress party’s rehabilitation effort in the aftermath of the devastating landslides that struck Mu…
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 13 (IANS) With the Election Commission’s team scheduled to visit Kerala next week, political activity has intensified across parties, signaling that the formal announcement of Assembly elections could follow soon after the delegation returns to New Delhi. Both the Congress and the BJP have indicated that their first list of candidates will be released by the end of this month.Within the Congress, organisational and electoral calculations are moving in tandem.Kerala Prade…
Kalpetta, Jan 29 (IANS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Working President A.P. Anilkumar said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) protest against Congress Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi was aimed at providing political cover to the CPI(M). Instead of staging protests against CPI(M) leaders accused in the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, the BJP chose to march to the office of Priyanka Gandhi, he added, terming the move a deliberate attempt to shield the ruling party.”What c…
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress leadership has sought clarification from its Karnataka unit after the threat and abuse directed at a woman Municipal Commissioner, allegedly by a party leader, triggered widespread outrage. Sources said on Friday that the Congress national leadership has taken the matter seriously, as the incident is likely to dent the party’s image.The Congress national leadership has spoken to Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D. K. Shivakumar in this rega…
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Reacting strongly to the alleged abuse of a senior woman Municipal Commissioner by a Congress leader in Chikkaballapur district, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy called up Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh seeking action regarding the incident.Meanwhile, the BJP has urged the police to book the accused Congress leader under the provisions of the Goonda Act.It can be noted that the purported audio of a Karnataka Congress leader from Chikkaball…
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Purported audio clips of a Karnataka Congress leader from Chikkaballapur district allegedly abusing and threatening a woman Municipal Commissioner have triggered outrage and raised serious concerns in the state on Wednesday.The controversy, arising out of the removal of a banner, has proved to be a major embarrassment for the ruling party.It may be recalled that a clash between BJP and Congress workers in Ballari over a banner recently resulted in the death of a Congress…