Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A day after the CPM-led LDF’s defeat in the Kerala Assembly polls, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday criticised the CPM, saying that the Marxist ideology is “outdated”. He attributed the Left alliance’s defeat to not having an economic vision for the state.The BJP won three seats out of the 140 Assembly constituencies, with the state party chief himself emerging victorious from Nemom.During an interaction with IANS, Chan…
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Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, May 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough moment for the BJP in Kerala, the party has secured three Assembly seats, capping its best-ever performance in the state till now with a dramatic, last-round victory in Kazhakootam.Former Union Minister, V. Muraleedharan, edged past two-time CPI(M) Legislator Kadakampally Surendran by a razor thin margin of just 265 votes, sealing a nail biting contest that went down to the final round of counting.Muraleedharan’s win completes a signifi…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a result of considerable political significance, the BJP has secured a second seat in Kerala, with Rajeev Chandrasekhar winning from Nemom and reinforcing the party’s incremental but notable gains in the state.The victory follows B.B. Gopakumar’s earlier win in Chathanoor, marking a rare moment of expansion for the BJP in Kerala’s traditionally bipolar political landscape.Chandrasekhar’s triumph in Nemom is being viewed as historic, restoring the const…
Kollam/Thiruvananthapuram May 4 (IANS) In a result with clear political significance, the BJP has staged a comeback in Kerala after five years, clinching a decisive victory in the Chathanoor Assembly seat.Former Congress worker B.B. Gopakumar delivered the breakthrough, defeating CPI candidate R. Rajendran by a margin of 4,002 votes, marking a rare electoral gain for the party in a state long dominated by the CPI-M-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF.Gopakumar said this is a victory for PM Narendra…
Baranagar, April 25 (IANS) Reacting to Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and six other MPs quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), BJP President Nitin Nabin said on Saturday that the development reflects growing public trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to IANS, Nabin said that internal dissatisfaction within AAP has been rising due to allegations of corruption linked to its leadership.”When Arvind Kejriwal is being widely associated with corrupti…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Even before the election results are announced, a quiet but unmistakable race for the Chief Minister’s chair has begun within the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, which is spoiled for choice due to the strong leaders it has from the state.While a section within the party feels that any discussion on the top post should be avoided at this stage, remarks by Ernakulam DCC President Mohammed Shiyas have stirred debate.Shiyas who is a candidate and the closest aide of…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) With polling now concluded across Kerala, the battle for power has shifted from the hustings to a tense waiting game, with the electorate’s verdict set to be unveiled on May 4.As ballot units fall silent, political camps are abuzz with quiet calculations, each convinced the numbers will ultimately favour them.The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is projecting confidence, betting on continuity and governance to secur…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Around 16 per cent of Kerala’s 2.71 crore electorate have cast their votes within the first two hours of polling on Thursday, setting an energetic tone for what Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described as a decisive election for the state’s future.Leading the campaign narrative for the Left Democratic Front (LDF), CM Vijayan said the mandate would determine whether Kerala sustains its development trajectory.After casting his vote, he stressed that there sh…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP’s Kerala State President, on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and the CPI(M), asserting that neither party is capable of delivering development in the state.Casting his vote in Thiruvananthapuram, Chandrasekhar struck a confident note about the BJP-led NDA’s prospects while dismissing early political speculation.“This is all very premature. We want to get a clear mandate. We want to win a majority on our own. We want to be…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) At the stroke of 6 PM on Tuesday, the curtains came down on more than three weeks of relentless, high voltage campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, leaving behind a state charged with anticipation and political theatre at its peak.The finale was nothing short of grand. Across Kerala, cadres of all three major fronts, the LDF, UDF, and NDA leading with their candidates, poured onto the streets in a dazzling show of strength.This is one moment wh…