New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) ‘Kerala will never forgive you’ — the posters are likely to haunt the Gandhi siblings for a long time. These were not ordinary political posters meant to mock a leader or score a point. They were a bitter reflection of the kind of politics the Congress high command has increasingly found itself engaged in. The posters mysteriously appeared in Wayanad, targeting Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over the Congress leadership’s inability to decide between K.C. V…
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 16 (IANS) After days of visible unease and intense behind-the-scenes negotiations, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala appears all set to join the cabinet of Chief Minister-designate V.D. Satheesan, with the crucial Home portfolio likely to be handed to the veteran leader in what party insiders describe as a decisive peace formula worked out by the Congress high command.Saturday witnessed a dramatic round of political consultations that began early in the morning at…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The decisive round of discussions to choose Kerala’s next Chief Minister got underway on Saturday at the residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi, with the party high command initiating what is expected to be the final phase of consultations before announcing the party’s leadership choice in the state. Senior party leaders and All India Congress Committee (AICC) observers deputed by the Congress leadership arrived at Kharge’s residence amid intense …
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday alleged that the BJP had systematically misused power in several northern states during the recent elections.Speaking to the media at the KPCC office and in Kanakapura, Shivakumar said the BJP had engaged in large-scale misuse of authority, particularly in West Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu. “In this election, the BJP has misused power extensively. Around 2.5 lakh Central Armed Police Forces per…
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) As vote counting was underway in Kerala with the UDF ahead, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday expressed confidence that his party will secure a comfortable majority to form the government. Talking to IANS, Tharoor said: “I am very enthusiastic. The trends so far are positive and better than we expected. I believe we will see good results today and secure a comfortable majority.”He added that while Kerala remains a state with diverse and strong political opinio…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) For the first time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing as are several of his cabinet colleagues. State Congress president and fighting his own battle in his home turf, Sunny Joseph, said this was a clear trend, and nothing is stopping them from storming to power.As counting gathers pace, it signals a challenging day for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF).As per the latest trends, 14 ministers, including CM Vijayan, are trailing in their respective co…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) With a few hours left for the counting of votes in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, the Congress leadership is preparing to dispatch high command observers to the state capital in the event of a United Democratic Front (UDF) victory, to oversee the selection of the Chief Minister and ensure a smooth transition of power. Senior party leaders said the move is aimed at maintaining internal cohesion and ensuring that the choice of the Chief Minister follows establ…
Thiruvananthapuram April 30 (IANS) With just days to go for the official results of the Kerala Assembly polls, a surprise projection released on Thursday by Today’s Chanakya has injected fresh uncertainty into the state’s electoral landscape, unsettling the United Democratic Front (UDF) camp even as most others predicted a comfortable victory for it.While pollsters such as Axis My India, People’s Pulse, VoteVibe, Matrize and JVC have broadly projected the UDF led by the Congress to cross the 71-…
Kozhikode, April 27 (IANS) An incident of suspected political intimidation has been reported from Nadapuram near Kozhikode in Kerala, where faeces were found dumped in the household well of an RMP worker, raising tensions in a region known for its fraught political history.The incident occurred in Thooneri, where the well belonging to Manojan, an active Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) worker, was allegedly contaminated.The well, located near Chekkayippidika in Thumpolipoyil, is jointly used by…