Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) After 23 days of high-voltage campaigning and an equally intense silent push, Kerala stepped into decision day on Thursday, with around 2.71 crore voters set to determine who will govern the state.Even before dawn broke, the electoral machinery was in motion. By 5.30 a.m., the state’s 30,471 polling booths had sprung to life, with officials initiating mandatory mock polling procedures.Once completed and the EVMs sealed, a brief lull followed before the real m…
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 (IANS) A controversy has erupted after R. Sreelekha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Vattiyoorkavu, made sharp remarks on Friday on women’s safety in Kerala, directly targeting the state government. Speaking at a “Brunch with Sreelekha” event in Sasthamangalam, she alleged that the Kerala government has “turned a blind eye” even to issues like “love jihad”, and claimed that this has resulted in a lack of safety for women in the state.Drawing from per…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) The state capital district has emerged as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strongest political base in Kerala, a reality underscored by its historic victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.The party wrested control from the CPI(M)-led Left, which had maintained an uninterrupted hold over the civic body for over four decades.Party strategists now see the district as central to its plans for the upcoming state Assembly elections.In the 101-member corporation, t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) The prolonged and politically charged dispute over the MLA’s office at Sasthamangalam in Thiruvananthapuram has finally drawn to a close, with CPI(M) MLA V.K. Prasanth deciding to vacate the premises and shift his office to Maruthamkuzhi.The move comes after weeks of public sparring between Prasanth and BJP leader, former DGP and Ward Councillor R. Sreelekha, a controversy that snowballed into a wider political talking point in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.Th…