Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) The conspicuous absence of Kerala Congress(M) chairman Jose K. Mani and RJD leader M.V. Sreyams Kumar from the ‘Satyagraha’ protest led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Palayam Martyrs’ Memorial on Monday has reignited intense speculation over a possible realignment within the traditional political fronts, with Assembly elections on the horizon.CM Vijayan led the protests against the “callous” attitude of the Centre towards Kerala.While senior leaders…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged BJP workers in Kerala to dream of installing the party’s first Chief Minister in the state, striking an upbeat note in Thiruvananthapuram despite the BJP falling well short of the electoral benchmark he had set ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Addressing newly elected BJP and NDA representatives at a convention centre in Kowdiar, Shah sought to rally party cadres even as the results of the 2025 local body elec…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday night launched a sharp attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, describing the latter’s interaction with the media earlier in the day as “the lament of a defeated captain after losing a war” and accusing him of pandering to majoritarian communal forces in an attempt to salvage his political standing.Responding to the Chief Minister’s remarks, Venugopal said the people of Kerala, who value peace an…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) Even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to announce the schedule, the battle for Kerala’s 140-member Assembly has clearly begun, with the state’s traditional rivals setting ambitious numerical targets that frame the political contest ahead of the April-May polls.At a two-day brainstorming session held in Wayanad last week, the Congress leadership set the tone for the United Democratic Front (UDF) by declaring a goal of winning 100 seats.The exer…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) Former Kerala Minister Antony Raju has been disqualified as a Member of the Legislative Assembly following his conviction in a case of material evidence tampering. The conviction was delivered on Saturday by the Nedumangad Judicial First Class Magistrate Court.Raju, who represented the Thiruvananthapuram constituency as an LDF MLA, stands disqualified under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and in accordance with established Supreme Co…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Kerala Minister and ruling Left Front legislator Antony Raju has suffered a major legal and political setback after the Nedumangad Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Saturday sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment in the ‘thondimuthal’ (material evidence) tampering case. Raju is a serving MLA of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, an LDF member.Earlier in the day, he was found guilty and the sentence was delivered in the evening.However, the court …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections expected in April-May, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has entered a crucial phase of preparations, buoyed by renewed confidence but confronted by familiar internal challenges.After remaining in the opposition since 2016, the UDF is keen to reclaim power following Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) securing a historic second consecutive term in 2021 — an outcome unprecedented in the e…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) Kerala CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam on Wednesday acknowledged that sections of the electorate had drifted away from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the recent local body elections, but asserted that the front’s core support base remained intact.Calling the verdict a wake-up call, Viswam said the Left must learn lessons from the setback, make timely corrections and move forward without delay.He candidly admitted that the government had failed to effectiv…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) Kerala’s Education and Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that the party has completed its “saffronisation” both at the national level and in Kerala, and has effectively turned into a recruitment agency for the RSS.Addressing the media, Sivankutty cautioned sections of the press against functioning as public relations platforms for what he described as an “unholy Congress-BJP alliance”.“At a tim…
Thiruvananthapuram Dec 29 (IANS) The CPI(M) will undertake a clear-headed and direction-driven evaluation of the unexpected setback suffered by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala’s local body elections and convert it into a strong advance in the forthcoming Assembly elections, party State Secretary M.V. Govindan said on Monday. Govindan said this after chairing a three-day party meeting here that ended on Monday.He asserted that public perception of the state government remained largely…