New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday struck an optimistic note on his party’s prospects in Kerala, declaring that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading towards a “landslide victory” with as many as 100 seats.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 legislators, with the campaign now at its peak despite the sweltering heat.The assertion came after Rahul Gandhi met senior Congress MP from Kannur…
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Kozhikode, March 25 (IANS) Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge on Wednesday formally launched the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) election campaign in Kerala, framing the contest as a decisive battle to “restore the state to its people” while mounting a sharp, multi-pronged attack on both the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the BJP. Addressing a massive rally in Kozhikode, Kharge alleged a tacit understanding between the CPI(M)led LDF and the BJP, claiming that “a vote for the …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) In his first detailed reaction after the Congress high command wrapped up the contentious seat selection process, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan on Friday struck a combative yet confident note, asserting that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had completed one of the fastest and most cohesive candidate finalisations in its history.Addressing the media in Thiruvananthapuram, Satheesan said all 140 candidates of the UDF had…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (IANS) After weeks of silence on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Friday said that he would campaign actively across all constituencies in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.Satheesan’s statement comes on the heels of a two-hour heart-to-heart discussion in Delhi on Thursday between Tharoor, Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge, and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, at the Parliam…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday sought to put to rest speculation over his equation with the party leadership, using a public expression of thanks to Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to signal unity after a closed-door meeting in Parliament complex.In a social media post issued after the interaction, Tharoor described the discussion as “warm a…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) In a development being closely watched within political circles, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, amid continuing reports of his unhappiness with the party’s functioning.Tharoor arrived at the Lok Sabha complex around 11 a.m. and was first seen entering the House, where…