Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) The curtain has come down on the first session of Kerala’s newly-elected Assembly with an outcome few had predicted. Contrary to expectations, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan emerged as the clear political winner, while Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan, who had dominated the House for a decade as an unchallenged Chief Minister, struggled to make an impact from the Opposition benches.For nearly ten years, Vijayan towered over Assembly proceedings. Neither the Opp…
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Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary M.A. Baby on Friday said all constituent parties of the opposition INDIA bloc must undertake honest and sincere introspection of the 2024 Lok Sabha election outcome to emerge as a stronger alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Maintaining that the INDIA Bloc remains a viable platform to challenge the BJP and its allies, Baby said greater unity, realism and accommodation…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) As vote counting was underway in Kerala with the UDF ahead, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday expressed confidence that his party will secure a comfortable majority to form the government. Talking to IANS, Tharoor said: “I am very enthusiastic. The trends so far are positive and better than we expected. I believe we will see good results today and secure a comfortable majority.”He added that while Kerala remains a state with diverse and strong political opinio…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) For the first time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing as are several of his cabinet colleagues. State Congress president and fighting his own battle in his home turf, Sunny Joseph, said this was a clear trend, and nothing is stopping them from storming to power.As counting gathers pace, it signals a challenging day for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF).As per the latest trends, 14 ministers, including CM Vijayan, are trailing in their respective co…
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 27 (IANS) With the dust settling after Kerala’s April 9 Assembly polls, an unusual political silence has taken centre stage, the conspicuous absence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan from the public domain.The last official word from the government indicated that the veteran Communist leader had undergone a cataract surgery at a private hospital in Chennai and was recuperating.However, the lack of subsequent public appearances or detailed updates has triggered a wave…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) Expressing strong confidence ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday asserted that the United Democratic Front (UDF) is headed for a “fairly clear-cut win”, citing widespread anti-incumbency against the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government and growing public desire for change.Dismissing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prospects in the state, Tharoor termed it a “zero-seat party” in the Kerala Assembly …
Idukki, April 6 (IANS) Mounting a sharp and wide-ranging attack on the ruling Left in Kerala, Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, on Monday dismissed the government’s progress report as a “bundle of lies,” alleging that key achievements have been exaggerated while major failures were deliberately concealed ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls.Satheesan said the report itself had “shrunk from 38 pages to 24,” reflecting what he described as an attempt to hide the truth.He challenged …
Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) With just days left for polling, Kerala’s high-voltage Assembly election campaign has entered its final stretch, setting the stage for a fiercely contested battle that could either ensure continuity of governance or trigger a power shift.The formal campaign will draw to a close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday after weeks of intense political activity across all 140 constituencies.Kerala goes to the polls on Thursday.All three fronts, the Left Democratic Front (LDF), the…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) After his convoy was allegedly blocked and a member of his security team assaulted in Kerala’s Malappuram district, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that he was safe and expressed gratitude for the concern shown by supporters. Taking to X, Tharoor said: “Truly touched by all the messages and calls expressing concern about the untoward incident last night when my security guard was attacked. He is well and I was untouched. Thank you to all friends a…