Latest United Democratic Front News & Updates

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) State Assembly elections in 2026 are poised to witness an alliance among Opposition ranks across a 2,000-km distance against bitter contest elsewhere with each other, marking a definite uneasy campaign in convincing voters against perceived incoherence. The parties would be re-living the phrase “a foe in one shadow, an ally in another light” between Kerala and West Bengal, with the Left, Congress, and the Trinamool Congress forming a combination as per regional permu…

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V. D. Satheesan on Tuesday alleged that two senior IPS officers in the state are deliberately obstructing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Sabarimala gold theft case. Satheesan claimed that the SIT investigation, which was expected to make decisive progress, has reached a standstill.According to him, the stagnation is not due to lack of evidence or procedural hurdles, but “active interference” by sen…

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) The return of P.V. Anvar to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has set the stage for a sharp and potentially bruising political battle as Kerala moves closer to the next Assembly elections.A two-time legislator who once enjoyed the backing of the Left, Anvar’s political career has been defined by abrupt turns and tactical recalibrations. His latest move, however, appears deliberate and consequential, aimed squarely at unsettling the Pinarayi Vijaya…

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front’s (UDF) effort to expand its political base ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala has suffered a setback, with Kerala Kamaraj Congress President Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan publicly ruling out any move to join the front as an associate member. He was reacting soon after Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan, on Monday, after chairing a meeting of the entire UDF top brass announced that Chandrasekharan…

Kochi, Dec 22 (IANS) After its stunning performance in the Kerala local body polls held earlier this month, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Monday decided to admit former two-time MLA P.V. Anvar, tribal leader C.K. Janu, and the VSDP of Vishnupuram Chandrasekheran as associate members of the coalition, signalling an early attempt to broaden its political base ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections next year.While the VSDP and Janu’s party were part of the BJP-led NDA, but kee…