Kozhikode, April 20 (IANS) A complaint by the Congress-led UDF on Monday alleging that a strongroom storing voting machines had been opened, triggered brief tension and confusion at Vellimadukunnu in Kozhikode.The Congress leaders raised suspicions of possible election manipulation before officials clarified that no breach had occurred.The controversy centres on the strongroom facility at JDT Islam College, where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) from seven constituencies in Kozhikode district a…
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) A brewing leadership tussle within the Congress over the Chief Minister’s post has cast a shadow over the UDF camp in Kerala, prompting concern among allies and close monitoring by the party high command.The internal friction, surfacing even before the Assembly election results due on May 4, has triggered unease within the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a key UDF partner.League leaders are learnt to be dissatisfied with the public sparring, viewing it as…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Several sitting Lok Sabha members of the Congress have expressed their willingness to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, sensing that the Congress-led UDF may have a real chance of returning to power after nearly a decade in the Opposition.Senior leaders believe the favourable political climate could translate into victory, prompting many MPs to explore a return to state politics in the hope of securing positions in a future state Cabinet.The p…