New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Congress high command on Thursday moved to firm up its organisational structure in Kerala ahead of the April–May Assembly elections, appointing senior leaders Ramesh Chennithala and Benny Behanan to head two key poll committees.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the appointment of veteran legislator and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Ramesh Chennithala as chairman of the campaign committee.Senior Lok Sabha member Benny Behanan has been named ch…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) The controversy surrounding eminent poet, critic and Kerala Sahitya Akademi President K. Satchidanandan’s remarks on the need for governments to alternate in power shows little sign of abating, even as the writer has now said he will not comment further on the issue. Days after his initial observation triggered sharp reactions, particularly from sections aligned with the CPI-M, Satchidanandan had returned to social media with a detailed post situating his positi…
Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 11 (IANS) Palakkad is bracing for dramatic political realignments that could unsettle Kerala’s electoral landscape ahead of the Assembly polls.Reports suggest that senior CPI-M leader P.K. Sasi and prominent BJP leader Prameela Sasidharan are in active talks to join the Congress, with the latter keen to engineer a high-voltage political moment when Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan’s ‘Puthuyuga Yatra’ reaches the district.The Congress camp is said to have ass…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will secure a record third consecutive term in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby said on Wednesday.”In Kerala, we have the Left Democratic Front government winning two elections consecutively in 2016 and 2021. We are hopeful that we may get a third term if we are able to explain to the people about the remarkable achievements of the …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) The controversy surrounding eminent poet, critic and Kerala Sahitya Akademi President K. Satchidanandan’s remarks on the need for governments to alternate in power has continued to rage in the state’s political and cultural circles.Days after his initial observation triggered sharp reactions, the former Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi returned to social media on Tuesday with a long post, seeking to place his position in a wider ideological and democratic co…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) Poet and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Chairman K. Satchidanandan has reignited debate in Kerala’s political circles by reiterating his view that continuous rule is unhealthy for democracy, arguing that the state is better served when political fronts alternate in power.Drawing on the experience of West Bengal, he warned that prolonged governance by any party risks weakening democratic institutions and eroding ideological foundations.Satchidanandan said that after two…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) With the Kerala High Court-mandated deadline fast approaching, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sensational Sabarimala gold heist case has moved into top gear, even as the probe has triggered a sharp political confrontation between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).The SIT is required to submit a crucial report to the High Court on February 9, a development that has intensified scrutiny of th…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin, on Friday, launched a sharp attack on Kerala’s two major political fronts, accusing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) of competing to project themselves as “anti-Sanatan” forces, in remarks that underscore the party’s aggressive Hindutva pitch ahead of the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections scheduled to be held earlier this year. In a strongly-worded st…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) The BJP’s historic capture of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ending more than four decades of uninterrupted Left Democratic Front (LDF) rule, is set to be celebrated at the national level, with the Prime Minister’s Office extending a rare official reception to the party’s councillors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally invited a BJP delegation led by Mayor V. V. Rajesh to a dinner at his official residence on February 13.Such an invitation to munici…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (IANS) Both the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, on Sunday, lashed out at the Union Budget 2026-27, citing the absence of a proposed AIIMS and high-speed rail projects for the state. Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal termed the budget a “huge disappointment”, saying that the Centre failed to provide a roadmap for the state to overcome its ongoing financial crisis.”There are no major projects for Kerala i…