Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) In a striking reversal of political fortunes, former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on Thursday officially declared Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition, hours after V. D. Satheesan was selected by his Congress as his successor following the party-led UDF’s emphatic victory in the Assembly elections.The decision to appoint Vijayan as the Opposition leader was taken at the meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist state committee, formally marking the b…
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New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The struggle for space within the Left domain is not without antecedents, and beyond Kerala, where, after the recent poll defeat of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), tensions between the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist — or CPI-M — surfaced publicly over the position of Deputy Leader of Opposition in State Assembly. The Communists could attain limited power in India, though enjoying periods of influence intermittently.One such pha…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party over the delay in naming the next Chief Minister of Kerala, saying the party was trapped in “confusion” despite securing a massive electoral mandate in the state.Speaking to IANS, Poonawalla said, “Today I have brought binoculars because I am using them to look and see that it has been nine days. Where is the Chief Minister of Kerala? People voted saying they want a Chief…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) Even before the dust settles on the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) crushing electoral defeat in Kerala, fresh fault lines have begun surfacing within the alliance, with the simmering tensions between the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) now threatening to snowball into a major political confrontation.What began as an internal disagreement over the post of Deputy Leader of the Opposition has rapidly transformed into a larger ba…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Stung by the Left Democratic Front’s defeat in Kerala after a decade in power, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Monday signalled a comprehensive introspection exercise, with the party leadership admitting that the electoral setback was being viewed with utmost seriousness.The party Politburo held detailed discussions as it reviewed the Assembly election results in Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.After the two-day meeting, CPI-M Gener…
Tirupati, May 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday visited the renowned Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati along with his family and offered prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy following the successful and peaceful conduct of the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.The Chief Election Commissioner, accompanied by his wife, Anuradha Kumar, paid obeisance at the temple on Sunday morning after overseeing…
Kannur (Kerala), May 8 (IANS) In a significant political intervention after the Left Democratic Front’s crushing defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, senior CPI-M leader E. P. Jayarajan on Friday publicly acknowledged the scale of the setback and called for introspection within the party, even as he sought to rally cadres for a political comeback.Jayarajan’s unusually candid Facebook post assumes added significance given his long and often complicated political relationship with Chief Mi…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) The stunning electoral collapse of the CPI-M-led-Left Democratic Front in Kerala has triggered what is fast turning into the party’s most intense internal rebellion in recent years, with sharp criticism now openly directed against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state Secretary M.V. Govindan and the party’s style of functioning.What was initially expected to be a routine post-poll review has instead snowballed into a rare public display of anger, frustration…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met his party chief, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Friday to share his impressions of the situation in Kerala and discuss recent political developments within the party. In a post on X, Tharoor wrote: “Met with @INCIndia President Mallikarjun Kharge to share my impressions of the situation in Kerala and discuss recent political developments involving our party. Always good to share views with the robust, direct and experienced veteran!”In a separat…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) Breaking his silence for the first time after the CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front suffered its worst-ever electoral setback in Kerala, former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday acknowledged the shock defeat, defending his government’s decade-long record, and promising a political comeback. He also admitted that the verdict demanded serious introspection within the Left camp.In a lengthy statement issued in his capacity as a CPI(M) Polit Bureau member,…