New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Saturday has emerged as the most decisive day for the Congress leadership as the party high command moves into the final round of discussions to choose Kerala’s next Chief Minister after the UDF’s sweeping election victory. With intense lobbying, public protests, pressure from allies and competing power centres within the party, all eyes are now fixed on Delhi, where the Congress leadership is expected to take a final call.Senior Kerala leaders, inc…
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Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Following the announcement of results of bypolls in the state and the Assembly elections in five states, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday thanked voters for ensuring the victory of Congress candidates in the by-elections in Bagalkot and Davanagere, stating that the mandate reflects both the achievements of his government and the enduring strength of the party’s ideology.In a statement reacting to the election results, he said that despite misinformation c…
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…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Kerala’s 2026 Assembly poll verdict marks not just a change of government but the end of an era in Indian politics, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) dismantling the decade-long rule of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.More significantly, the result leaves India without a single Left-led state government for the first time in more than five decades.Even as the final tally has not been declared by the Elect…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) As the scale of the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) victory became clear, senior Congress leaders framed the verdict as both an endorsement of public trust and a call to rebuild Kerala’s governance framework.Even as the final tally has not yet been declared by the Election Commission, the UDF has touched 102 seats, the Left stands at 35, and the BJP has won three seats, according to trends available so far.Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who campaigned extensiv…
New Delhi/Banaskantha, May 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday condemned remarks made by the Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma against Banaskantha MP Geniben Thakor, calling them “shameful and insulting”, as the political controversy continued to intensify. In a post on social media platform X, Priyanka Gandhi said, “The statement made by the Gujarat BJP President against senior Congress leader and MP Geetaben Thakor ji is extremely …
New Delhi/Thrissur, April 21 (IANS) Saddened by the loss of lives in the explosion at a firecracker facility in Thrissur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep condolences to the families of the deceased and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies. Describing the incident as profoundly tragic, the Prime Minister said he was anguished by the scale of the loss of life, which has cast a shadow over the region ahead of the upcoming Thrissur Pooram festivities.The Prime Minister anno…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday sharply criticised the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her remarks on the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, asserting that women across the country would “teach the Opposition a lesson” for blocking the legislation. The reactions came a day after Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress MP from Wayanad, said that the Opposition’s unity had thwarted what she described as a “conspiracy” by the Cent…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday targeted Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her remarks on the outcome of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha.Smriti Irani accused the Congress leader of “being happy” following the Bill’s defeat, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation for women.Her reaction came after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, during a press conference, described the defeat of the…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Saturday said that through the “unity” of the Opposition, the Centre’s “conspiracy” to allegedly alter the federal structure and weaken democracy was “defeated”. She made these remarks during a press conference following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha a day earlier.The Bill, which aimed to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament, failed to…