Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) In a development highlighting the growing churn within Kerala’s defeated Left camp, the Communist Party of India (CPI) has openly opposed the move to appoint former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as the Leader of the Opposition.The issue reportedly figured during a CPI leadership meeting, where senior party leaders argued that the post should go to a new face, holding Vijayan’s leadership style partly responsible for the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) elect…
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Kochi, May 6 (IANS) In a stinging critique following the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) crushing defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, former Left-supported lawmaker Sebastian Paul has squarely blamed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, calling the verdict a direct rejection of his leadership style.Paul, who has previously served both as a legislator and Lok Sabha member with Left backing, said the scale of the defeat reflects public anger not merely against governance but against Vijayan as an…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A day after the CPM-led LDF’s defeat in the Kerala Assembly polls, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday criticised the CPM, saying that the Marxist ideology is “outdated”. He attributed the Left alliance’s defeat to not having an economic vision for the state.The BJP won three seats out of the 140 Assembly constituencies, with the state party chief himself emerging victorious from Nemom.During an interaction with IANS, Chan…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Congress MP Jebi Mather on Tuesday attributed the defeat of CPI-M-led Left Democratic Alliance (LDF) in the Assembly polls to their “corrupt PR exercise”, saying public understands real work. Mather, a Rajya Sabha member, was hopeful that the Congress’s performance in Kerala would “trigger” victory in the 2029 Lok Sabha polls.Speaking to IANS, Mather termed the Congress-led United Democratic Alliance’s (UDA) comeback in Kerala as a “spectacular victory gifted by …
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday alleged that the BJP had systematically misused power in several northern states during the recent elections.Speaking to the media at the KPCC office and in Kanakapura, Shivakumar said the BJP had engaged in large-scale misuse of authority, particularly in West Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu. “In this election, the BJP has misused power extensively. Around 2.5 lakh Central Armed Police Forces per…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, May 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough moment for the BJP in Kerala, the party has secured three Assembly seats, capping its best-ever performance in the state till now with a dramatic, last-round victory in Kazhakootam.Former Union Minister, V. Muraleedharan, edged past two-time CPI(M) Legislator Kadakampally Surendran by a razor thin margin of just 265 votes, sealing a nail biting contest that went down to the final round of counting.Muraleedharan’s win completes a signifi…
Kollam/Thiruvananthapuram May 4 (IANS) In a result with clear political significance, the BJP has staged a comeback in Kerala after five years, clinching a decisive victory in the Chathanoor Assembly seat.Former Congress worker B.B. Gopakumar delivered the breakthrough, defeating CPI candidate R. Rajendran by a margin of 4,002 votes, marking a rare electoral gain for the party in a state long dominated by the CPI-M-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF.Gopakumar said this is a victory for PM Narendra…
Kannur (Kerala), May 3 (IANS) Senior CPI-M leader and Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Peravoor constituency, K. K. Shailaja, on Sunday downplayed the ongoing debate over the possibility of a woman Chief Minister in Kerala, asserting that governance is defined by policy decisions rather than gender.Speaking to IANS, Shailaja said that while representation is important, leadership must ultimately be evaluated on the basis of vision, policies, and delivery.”Leadership is not about gender…
Kannur (Kerala), May 3 (IANS) Senior CPI-M leader and LDF candidate from Peravoor constituency, K K Shailaja, has expressed confidence in the Left Democratic Front securing a third consecutive term in Kerala, citing sustained development initiatives and expanded social welfare measures over the past decade.In an exclusive interview with IANS, Shailaja spoke on the LDF’s electoral prospects, the credibility of exit polls, her work during the Covid-19 pandemic, the BJP’s presence in Kerala, an…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 30 (IANS) Exit polls projecting a strong showing for the United Democratic Front (UDF) have injected fresh momentum into Kerala’s opposition camp, even as the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) pushes back against what it calls unreliable forecasts.Kerala voted on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators, and counting of votes will take place on Monday (May 4).With just days left for the official results, political temperature across the state has risen sharply, mirroring…