Thiruvananthapuram/Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) For over a decade and a half, Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan remained the undisputed centres of power in West Bengal and Kerala, respectively, the unquestioned voices of their parties and governments.But the aftermath of the 2026 Assembly elections has thrown up a curious political parallel: both leaders, who once appeared unshakeable, now find themselves navigating turbulence.In West Bengal, Banerjee’s dominance after 15 years in power is facin…
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Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Kerala BJP has blamed both the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) for pushing the state into a severe financial crisis, alleging that successive governments have failed to address structural issues in the state’s economy despite repeatedly bringing out White Papers on the fiscal situation.BJP state president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the economic weakness of Kerala was the result of a decade of financial mismanagement under the…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly witnessed its first major political confrontation of the new session on Tuesday when a debate on rising prices of essential commodities quickly escalated into an exchange between the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Left opposition, culminating in a walkout led by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the present Leader of Opposition (LoP).Soon after the election of Deputy Speaker Shanimol Osman, the Opposition sought to corner …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2 (IANS) Congress legislator Shanimol Osman was on Tuesday elected Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, becoming the first woman from the party to occupy the post in 66 years and only the fourth woman in the state’s legislative history to hold the office.Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan declared Osman elected after a formal vote in the Assembly.The two-time legislator defeated CPI nominee and three-time MLA Muhammed Muhassin in an election that reflected the overwhe…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate raids at the residences linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan may not merely be another financial investigation. In Kerala’s rapidly shifting political landscape, the timing of the action has triggered intense speculation over whether the BJP has finally decided to strike at the CPI(M) when the party is at its weakest point in decades.The raids come just 23 days after the Congress-led United Democratic Front storme…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will hold his first official meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in New Delhi, marking a politically significant engagement soon after assuming office.This is Satheesan’s first meeting with PM Modi after the United Democratic Front government came to power in Kerala.Though details of the agenda have not been officially disclosed, the discussions are expected to focus on Kerala’s immediate development priorities, cen…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has called for the revival of the Opposition INDIA bloc following the recently held Assembly election results, but alleged that the Congress, the largest constituent of the alliance, took a stand contrary to unity-building. “The attitude of the Congress towards other opposition parties is not helpful in building the unity of secular forces in a united fight against the RSS-BJP, which is the need of the hour,” said a party statem…
New Delhi/Kochi, May 23 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will hold his first official meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 26) in New Delhi, marking a politically significant engagement soon after assuming office.Satheesan, who arrived in Delhi late on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with Congress leaders, is expected to return to Kochi later on Saturday before flying back to the national capital for the meeting with the Prime Minister.The upcoming inte…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) The United Democratic Front government led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan has formally buried Kerala’s controversial SilverLine project and is eyeing an alternative broad-gauge high-speed rail corridor, setting the stage for a major political and infrastructure debate in the State.The move assumes significance as it was Satheesan himself, during his tenure as Leader of the Opposition, who spearheaded one of Kerala’s biggest political campaigns against the R…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) Fresh from securing the top post after an intense internal battle within the Congress, Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan is slated to leave for New Delhi later on Friday for a round of meetings with the party high command.Satheesan is scheduled to meet senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party President Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday.From Delhi, he will fly back to his hometown Kochi and will return to th…