Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) With Rajeev Chandrasekhar in charge as the BJP’s Kerala unit president, all eyes are on how the party reshapes its strategy ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections.Despite his Kerala roots, Chandrasekhar was long perceived as an outsider to the state’s complex political landscape. His political journey gained visibility in Kerala only in early 2024, when he was fielded by the BJP against Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.Althoug…
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Battle lines have been firmly drawn in what is shaping up to be one of the most prestigious contests in Kerala’s April 9 Assembly elections – the Nemom Assembly constituency in the state capital.Nemom holds a unique place in Kerala’s political landscape as the only constituency ever won by the BJP.The party broke new ground here in 2016 when veteran leader O. Rajagopal defeated CPI-M’s V. Sivankutty.However, the seat slipped from its grasp in 2021 when S…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Senior leader Kummanam Rajasekharan has been brought back into the electoral fray as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates on Thursday for the Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2026, seeking to quell internal discontent and recalibrate its strategy.The party’s first list, released on March 16 with 47 names, had triggered murmurs within the ranks, particularly over the exclusion of veterans like Rajasekharan.A day later, c…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) The state capital district has emerged as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strongest political base in Kerala, a reality underscored by its historic victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.The party wrested control from the CPI(M)-led Left, which had maintained an uninterrupted hold over the civic body for over four decades.Party strategists now see the district as central to its plans for the upcoming state Assembly elections.In the 101-member corporation, t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty slammed Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday as he rejected criticism of the state’s public education system and escalated the political confrontation over the Sabarimala gold theft case.Responding to Satheesan’s remarks on school standards, Sivankutty said no other government could match the LDF’s record of investing nearly Rs 9,000 crore in public education over the past decade.He challenged t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Days after he created history by becoming the first mayor from the BJP in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor V.V. Rajesh was excited after getting a congratulatory letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Taking to his social media account, Rajesh wrote, “This recognition is the New Year’s gift given to Kerala by the Honorable Prime Minister. The political change in Thiruvananthapuram is the result of decades of hard work by BJP workers in Kerala. Thi…