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…
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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…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kerala President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday accused the CPI-M and Congress of using the matter related to the entry of women into the Sabarimala Temple as an “emotional issue” to garner votes in the Assembly elections, scheduled for April 9.His comments came as a nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant began hearing, on Tuesday, the long-pending Sabarimala review matter, involving a bat…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) With the curtain set to fall on public campaigning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Kerala’s political theatre enters its decisive final act, marked by a palpable churn on the ground and a sharpening triangular contest.The Congress-led UDF appears to have seized the momentum at the fag end of the campaign, riding on what it projects as a growing undercurrent for change.Feedback from across districts suggests that sections of the electorate are increasingly vocal about f…
Idukki, April 6 (IANS) Mounting a sharp and wide-ranging attack on the ruling Left in Kerala, Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, on Monday dismissed the government’s progress report as a “bundle of lies,” alleging that key achievements have been exaggerated while major failures were deliberately concealed ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls.Satheesan said the report itself had “shrunk from 38 pages to 24,” reflecting what he described as an attempt to hide the truth.He challenged …
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) It was colour, culture and crowds all the way as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled through the heart of Thiruvananthapuram in a high-energy roadshow that transformed the capital’s streets into a vibrant political carnival on Saturday evening.Landing at the city airport by helicopter after a rally in Tiruvalla, PM Modi’s convoy moved towards Killipalam, near the bustling Chalai Market, where the roadshow formally began.But long before Prime Minister Modi rea…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Kerala on Saturday as part of the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on April 9. The visit is expected to energise party workers and strengthen the alliance’s outreach across key constituencies in the State.According to BJP officials, the Prime Minister will begin his engagements with a public meeting in Thiruvalla, located in Pathanamthitta district. He…