Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) A day before his swearing-in as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala, Congress leader V.D. Satheesan on Sunday met eminent Cardinal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, also known as Cleemis Bava.The Cardinal currently serves as the Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and the Major Archbishop of Trivandrum.In a post on X, Satheesan said: “Received the blessings and warm wishes of #MarClimisBava ahead of assuming office as the Chief Minister of …
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Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) Even as Kerala prepares for the swearing in of V.D. Satheesan as the Chief Minister of the state on Monday, one prominent Congress leader will be missing from the high profile event in Thiruvananthapuram would be the flamboyant local MP Shashi Tharoor. But if recent political developments are any indication, Tharoor’s absence from the ceremony is unlikely to diminish his growing visibility within the Congress and Kerala politics.In a characteristically elegant s…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) After ten days of intense uncertainty, backroom negotiations and dramatic twists in Delhi and Kerala, the Congress high command finally cleared the way for V.D. Satheesan to take oath as Kerala’s next Chief Minister on Monday, marking the Congress party’s return to the top post in the state after a long gap.The last Congress Chief Minister to assume office in Kerala was Oommen Chandy in 2011.The swearing-in ceremony is being planned as a massive political sh…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Former Defence Minister and veteran Congress leader, AK Antony, said on Thursday that he fully supports the decision of the party high command to name V.D. Satheesan as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala. Further, he appealed to people to give some time to Satheesan post the formation of the new state government.Speaking to IANS, he said: “I fully support the decision taken by the Congress high command. Sonia Gandhi, party President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sab…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Having comfortably crossed the first and biggest hurdle by securing the Congress high command’s backing to become Kerala’s next Chief Minister, V. D. Satheesan now steps into what could prove an equally delicate political exercise — stitching together a cabinet capable of balancing coalition pressures, factional equations, and soaring expectations within the Congress-led United Democratic Front. Despite the United Democratic Front’s massive mandate of 102…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party over the delay in naming the next Chief Minister of Kerala, saying the party was trapped in “confusion” despite securing a massive electoral mandate in the state.Speaking to IANS, Poonawalla said, “Today I have brought binoculars because I am using them to look and see that it has been nine days. Where is the Chief Minister of Kerala? People voted saying they want a Chief…
Malapurram (Kerala), May 12 (IANS) Nine days after the United Democratic Front’s emphatic victory in Kerala, the Congress’s continuing failure to name a Chief Minister has triggered serious concern within its own alliance, with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second-biggest constituent of the Congress-led UDF, openly expressing frustration over the uncertainty.In a significant political development, the IUML has convened an emergency leadership meeting at Panakkad on Wednesday morni…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 (IANS) A week after the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) stormed to a spectacular victory in Kerala, the suspense over who will become the state’s next chief minister continues unabated, leaving the party trapped in an increasingly uncomfortable political limbo.While states that went to the polls alongside Kerala have moved swiftly to complete government formation, the Congress high command remains unable to break the deadlock in Thiruvananthapuram.In West …
Tirupati, May 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday visited the renowned Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati along with his family and offered prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy following the successful and peaceful conduct of the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.The Chief Election Commissioner, accompanied by his wife, Anuradha Kumar, paid obeisance at the temple on Sunday morning after overseeing…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and MLA-elect K. Muraleedharan on Saturday said that the Congress high command is expected to take a decision on the next Chief Minister of Kerala within the next 24 hours, while rejecting suggestions of serious infighting within the party over the coveted post. His remarks came as political activity intensified across Kerala following the Congress-led United Democratic Front’s emphatic victory in the Assembly elections, triggering campaign…