Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday accused the ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) of conducting election campaign activities using government funds, calling it “unacceptable and unethical”, and warned of legal action to recover public money allegedly diverted for partisan purposes.Satheesan alleged that the Public Relations Department under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had organised a government-funded quiz competition b…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) With Assembly elections drawing closer and the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) facing a setback in the December 2025 local body polls, the Kerala Congress(M), the third-largest ally in the ruling coalition, is actively weighing a return to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).The party, led by Jose K. Mani, is once again at the centre of intense political churn, triggering speculation of a realignment that could significantly alter Kerala…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram likely later this month, the Bharatiya Janata Party is preparing to formally launch its Kerala Assembly election campaign, building on the political groundwork laid by Home Minister Amit Shah during his just-concluded visit to the state capital.Party sources said that PM Modi’s presence will mark the shift from internal consolidation to mass outreach, with a sharpened campaign narrative already …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) Even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to announce the schedule, the battle for Kerala’s 140-member Assembly has clearly begun, with the state’s traditional rivals setting ambitious numerical targets that frame the political contest ahead of the April-May polls.At a two-day brainstorming session held in Wayanad last week, the Congress leadership set the tone for the United Democratic Front (UDF) by declaring a goal of winning 100 seats.The exer…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) With the clock ticking towards the end of the current Kerala Legislative Assembly’s term, a high-level team from the Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to visit the state early next month to assess poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.A new 140-member Assembly must be in place by the third week of May this year, making April the most likely window for polling.The team will be led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a fo…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and MP Adoor Prakash, on Saturday, raised serious allegations against the Communist Party of India-Marxist Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas, demanding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged links between Brittas and the main accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Unnikrishnan Potti. Prakash claimed that Potti and Brittas were in regular contact and said that the nature of their relationship warranted an independent investi…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) With the Kerala Assembly elections expected in April-May, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has entered a crucial phase of preparations, buoyed by renewed confidence but confronted by familiar internal challenges.After remaining in the opposition since 2016, the UDF is keen to reclaim power following Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) securing a historic second consecutive term in 2021 — an outcome unprecedented in the e…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) A pall of gloom has descended on the Kerala unit of the CPI(M) after it failed to meet expectations in the recently concluded local body elections, a contest the ruling Left had viewed as a springboard to set the narrative for an unprecedented third consecutive term in office.Instead, the results have exposed vulnerabilities that the party can ill afford to ignore as the Assembly election cycle draws closer.Known for its formidable organisational discipline — o…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27 (IANS) Kerala navigated a year of intense political upheaval, legal milestones, and maritime challenges in 2025, marked by the sensational Sabarimala temple gold theft and a significant shift in the state’s local governance. The year saw the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) face its most severe electoral setback in a decade, while the judiciary delivered landmark verdicts, including the actress rape case that gripped national attention.The alleged theft of several ki…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 25 (IANS) Forty-nine-year-old V.V. Rajesh is poised to enter the record books as the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to assume the office of Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, marking a watershed moment in the city’s political history. At a meeting of all the winning councillors at the BJP office here, general secretary of the party S. Suresh said each one of the winning candidates is good enough to become the Mayor and the deputy Mayor.”While Rajesh w…