Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) A visibly discomfited CPI-M Kerala state Secretary M. V. Govindan cut short his first post-poll press interaction within minutes, sidestepping questions and walking away, a moment that has quickly become emblematic of the CPI(M)’s discomfort after its worst electoral setback in decades.The optics were hard to miss.For a leadership that had confidently campaigned for a historic third consecutive term, the reality has been stark: just 35 seats in the 140-member A…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) After the Left Front’s loss in the recently concluded Assembly elections, questions are being asked whether the loss has any links with the Sabarimala case.Did the aura of Lord Ayyappa and the scam surrounding Sabarimala Temple play a decisive role in the defeat of two key Devasom Ministers in Kerala’s 2026 Assembly elections? The losses of senior CPI(M) leaders have triggered precisely that question in political circles.The elections saw the unexpected downfal…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Stunned by its worst-ever electoral drubbing in Kerala, the CPI-M has been pushed into an unprecedented moment of introspection, with the defeat not only ending a decade of Left rule in the state but also marking the absence of a Left government anywhere in India for the first time in nearly six decades.The scale of the setback has triggered a wave of anger within the party, with grassroots workers openly criticising the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vija…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A day after the CPI-M-led Left suffered its worst-ever electoral drubbing in Kerala, K. M. Abraham, widely regarded as a trusted aide of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board, signalling the first major administrative fallout of the verdict.Abraham, a 1982 batch IAS officer who retired as Chief Secretary in 2017, had continued to wield significant influence in the state’s administ…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A day after declaration of results, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent notifications constituting new Assemblies in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to the respective state Governors and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, an official source said on Tuesday. The terms of the Assemblies in these four states and Union Territory (UT) are ending between May 7 and June 15, 2026.The ECI’s notifications pave the way for the leaders of the victorious parties in …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) Congress MP Jebi Mather on Tuesday attributed the defeat of CPI-M-led Left Democratic Alliance (LDF) in the Assembly polls to their “corrupt PR exercise”, saying public understands real work. Mather, a Rajya Sabha member, was hopeful that the Congress’s performance in Kerala would “trigger” victory in the 2029 Lok Sabha polls.Speaking to IANS, Mather termed the Congress-led United Democratic Alliance’s (UDA) comeback in Kerala as a “spectacular victory gifted by …
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) The fall from power, when it comes, is often measured not just in numbers but in moments. For Pinarayi Vijayan, Tuesday was one such moment, quiet, restrained, and heavy with the weight of a decade that has abruptly drawn to a close.After ten years at the helm, marked by the full paraphernalia and security accorded to a Chief Minister, Vijayan cut a markedly different figure on his return to Thiruvananthapuram.The emphatic verdict delivered a day earlier had left…
Alappuzha, May 4 (IANS) Not long ago, he was a bloodied face on Kerala’s streets, an image that sparked outrage during the Nava Kerala Yatra of Pinarayi Vijayan. On Monday, A.D. Thomas walks into the Assembly as Alappuzha’s new MLA, carrying with him a story that blends grit, memory and a measure of justice.The 30-year-old Congress candidate defeated sitting MLA P.P. Chitharanjan by 21,015 votes, breaching a Left bastion and turning a personal ordeal into a powerful political statement.For m…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Bringing the curtain down on a defining chapter in Kerala politics, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday night submitted his resignation to Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar, hours after the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) suffered an unprecedented electoral drubbing.The Governor asked Vijayan to continue till the new Chief Minister assumes office.The LDF was reduced to 35 seats, while the Congress-led UDF won 102 seats, and the BJP three.The resignation fo…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Declaring the Kerala polls outcome a “historic verdict”, Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Monday said the United Democratic Front (UDF) has secured a sweeping mandate, powered by a broad-based coalition of voters cutting across communities, regions, and age groups.”Our team UDF has won a huge victory. We thank the people of Kerala, our leaders and thousands of workers who made this possible,” Satheesan said at a crowded press meet, crediting national…