Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday alleged that there are four power centres in the Congress in Karnataka and challenged Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, to dissolve the Assembly and face elections along with Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and local body polls if the party is unable to provide internal conflict-free governance.Speaking to the media at the BJP state office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday, Vijayendra said there had been a pow…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Fresh from securing the top post after an intense internal battle within the Congress, Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan is slated to leave for New Delhi later on Friday for a round of meetings with the party high command.Satheesan is scheduled to meet senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party President Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday.From Delhi, he will fly back to his hometown Kochi and will return to th…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 (IANS) Fifteen years after the Congress last occupied the seat of power in Kerala under late former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state on Monday woke up to a politically charged morning filled with celebration, nostalgia and renewed expectations as the Congress-led UDF returns to power.Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar will administer the oath of office to the entire cabinet at the Central Stadium.At exactly 10 a.m., outgoing Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan will ta…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) After ten days of intense uncertainty, backroom negotiations and dramatic twists in Delhi and Kerala, the Congress high command finally cleared the way for V.D. Satheesan to take oath as Kerala’s next Chief Minister on Monday, marking the Congress party’s return to the top post in the state after a long gap.The last Congress Chief Minister to assume office in Kerala was Oommen Chandy in 2011.The swearing-in ceremony is being planned as a massive political sh…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Even before Chief Minister-designate V. D. Satheesan formally settles into office, one unmistakable reality has emerged inside the Congress — the influence of veteran leader A. K. Antony still looms large over every major political decision in Kerala.Hours after receiving a tumultuous welcome at the state Congress headquarters on Thursday afternoon, Satheesan drove straight to Antony’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram, underlining the continuing importance of …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan on Thursday struck a careful balance between gratitude, humility and political messaging in his first reaction after being chosen by the Congress high command as the 13th Chief Minister of the state, declaring that the massive UDF victory belonged not to an individual leader but to “Team UDF” and lakhs of party workers.Hours after the Congress leadership formally ended days of suspense over the top post, Sathees…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Ten days after the results of the Assembly elections were announced, Congress is set to announce the new Chief Minister of Kerala on Thursday.The Congress high command on Wednesday night finally signalled that the wait for the southern state’s next Chief Minister was nearing an end.The breakthrough indication came when Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stepped out of Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge’s residence in Delhi and announced that discus…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) After ten days of suspense, anxiety, lobbying and endless political whispers stretching from Delhi to Kerala, the Congress high command on Wednesday night finally signalled that the wait for the southern state’s next Chief Minister was nearing an end.The breakthrough indication came when Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stepped out of Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge’s residence in Delhi and announced that discussions authorised by the …
Malapurram (Kerala), May 12 (IANS) Nine days after the United Democratic Front’s emphatic victory in Kerala, the Congress’s continuing failure to name a Chief Minister has triggered serious concern within its own alliance, with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second-biggest constituent of the Congress-led UDF, openly expressing frustration over the uncertainty.In a significant political development, the IUML has convened an emergency leadership meeting at Panakkad on Wednesday morni…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram May 12 (IANS) After eight days of suspense, endless speculation and multiple rounds of closed-door negotiations, the Congress high command finally appears to be inching towards a decision on Kerala’s next Chief Minister, with senior leader K. Muraleedharan indicating that the long wait could end very soon.A key meeting is going on in the residence of senior party leader Sonia Gandhi, with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, also being present.The f…