Kerala Win Collective Effort, Not Solely Due to Vijayan's Role: CPI(M) Mouthpiece
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Win Collective Effort, Not Solely Due to Vijayan's Role: CPI(M) Mouthpiece

News 18  

Taking exception to political commentators attributing the LDF's win in Kerala Assembly polls "solely" to the personality and role of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI mouthpiece People's Democracy, in a editorial, said "individual and collective effort" led to the historic victory. The editorial by People's Democracy editor and former CPI general secretary Prakash Karat In a stunning electoral victory,the ruling CPI-led Left Democratic Front rode back to power in Kerala winning 99 of the 140 seats, bucking the over four-decade-long trend of Communists and Congress-led UDF coming to power alternatively. "There is an effort by sections of the media and some political commentators to reduce this historic victory solely to the personality and role of Pinarayi Vijayan. "There is no doubt that Pinarayi Vijayan, as chief minister, set a new standard in providing political guidance to policy making, always keeping people's interests in mind and displaying administrative ability in getting policies implemented.

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UDF criticises Vijayaraghavan’s ‘communal forces’ remark
18 hours, 20 minutes ago

UDF criticises Vijayaraghavan’s ‘communal forces’ remark

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: UDF leaders have come out strongly against CPM politburo member A Vijayaraghavan’s remarks that minority communal forces are behind the victory of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. IUML state secretary K M Shaji said CPM’s is a well-calculated move to create a communal division ahead of the assembly elections. Earlier, CPM …

IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis
18 hours, 20 minutes ago

IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis

India Today  

The Indian Union Muslim League hit out at Communist Party of India and its politburo member A Vijayaraghavan for his statements on Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi’s win in Wayanad parliamentary seat. At the CPI party conference in Bathery, Wayanad, last week, politburo member A Vijayaraghavan stated that extremist elements were present at Priyanka Gandhi’s rallies. WHAT CPI LEADER A …

Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support
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1 day, 11 hours ago

Congress, IUML flay CPI(M) polit bureau member Vijayaraghavan for ‘attributing’ Gandhi’s back-to-back victories in the Wayanad to “fundamentalist” support

The Hindu  

On Sunday, the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League flayed the Communist Party of India polit bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan’s purported statement that “fundamentalist votes” had catalysed the back-to-back victories of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Vijayaraghavan sparked controversy while inaugurating the CPI‘s Wayanad district conference last week by stating that …

Congress accuses Kerala CM Vijayan of acting with "dictatorial mindset"
1 week, 5 days ago

Congress accuses Kerala CM Vijayan of acting with "dictatorial mindset"

Deccan Chronicle  

Kannur: The opposition Congress in Kerala on Wednesday accused the ruling CPI of being "intolerant" towards other political parties and denying them the freedom to freely function even in the home village of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Marxist party and CM Vijayan were acting with a "dictatorial mindset", which is unacceptable, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan told reporters …

Why CPI(M) in Kerala faces cadre dissent in the midst of organisational polls
2 weeks ago

Why CPI(M) in Kerala faces cadre dissent in the midst of organisational polls

India Today  

It’s the time of district committee organisational appointments in the CPI in Kerala, and as much the season of dissidence in the party at the ultra-local level. On December 4, a day after being expelled from the CPI, Madhu Mullassery, former secretary of the Mangalapuram area committee in Thiruvananthapuram district, joined the BJP. The CPI has a five-tier organisational structure …

Pinarayi lying about electoral tie-ups, says Jamaat Kerala Amir
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pinarayi lying about electoral tie-ups, says Jamaat Kerala Amir

The Hindu  

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Kerala Amir P. Mujeeb Rahman has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of lying about the Communist Party of India ’s previous electoral tie-ups with his organisation. Replying to Mr. Vijayan’s recent statements criticising the Jamaat, Mr. Rahman said that Mr. Vijayan, as the party’s State secretary, was earlier part of the discussions with his organisation over extending support …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Blasts Congress, BJP at LDF Convention in Chelakkara
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Blasts Congress, BJP at LDF Convention in Chelakkara

New Indian Express  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan delivered a scathing speech at the LDF convention in Chelakkara, criticizing both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He highlighted the issue of communalism, the central government's neglect towards the state, and the recent communal clashes that took place outside Kerala. Pinarayi also pointed out that Congress lost more than 84,000 votes in the …

wayanad by-elections CPI Fields Sathyan Mokeri Against Priyanka Gandhi Who Is This Veteran Leader?
2 months ago

wayanad by-elections CPI Fields Sathyan Mokeri Against Priyanka Gandhi Who Is This Veteran Leader?

ABP News  

Wayanad By-Elections: In a significant move, the Communist Party of India has announced Sathyan Mokeri as the Left Democratic Front candidate for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election. Though allies in I.N.D.I.A bloc, CPI pits Mokeri against Congress heavyweight Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, marking a high-stakes contest in the Wayanad constituency. Sathyan Mokeri is a veteran leader of the CPI and …

LDF meets amid reports of CPI(M)-CPI rift over Kerala ADGP’s continuation in office
3 months, 1 week ago

LDF meets amid reports of CPI(M)-CPI rift over Kerala ADGP’s continuation in office

The Hindu  

A crucial meeting of the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala commenced at AKG Centre in the State capital at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Shamseer’s statement that there was nothing amiss in a senior officer meeting the top leaders of an “important organisation.” Mr. Gopakumar said Mr. Shamseer’s statement ran against LDF policy. Mr. Gopakumar also addressed the controversy surrounding …

How a Kerala top cop-RSS leader 'meeting' has put Pinarayi Vijayan in a spot
3 months, 1 week ago

How a Kerala top cop-RSS leader 'meeting' has put Pinarayi Vijayan in a spot

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in office since the massive mandate the Left Democratic Front received in May 2016, appears pushed into troubled waters by his own loyalists. His party CPI and LDF partners are finding it difficult to defend Vijayan after media reports have suggested that one of Kerala’s seniormost police officers, additional DGP M.R. Ajithkumar, had met Rashtriya …

'UDF circulated communal videos during LS polls': CPI(M) leader hits back at Cong-led front in Kerala
4 months ago

'UDF circulated communal videos during LS polls': CPI(M) leader hits back at Cong-led front in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

A senior leader of Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India on Sunday accused the Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front of circulating ‘communal and objectionable’ videos during campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in the state's Vadakara constituency. CPI leader MV Govindan The statement from MV Govindan, the state secretary of the CPI, came amid continuing criticism of it by the …

LDF's poll debacle stirs a hornet’s nest in KC(M)
5 months, 3 weeks ago

LDF's poll debacle stirs a hornet’s nest in KC(M)

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : Amid widespread criticism following the recent electoral setback, the Kerala Congress is rallying behind Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. However, a section of party leaders feels that the CM’s actions contributed to the Left Front’s defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, particularly in Kottayam constituency, a traditional Kerala Congress stronghold. Former MP Thomas Chazhikadan’s critique at the party’s steering …

Pinarayi Vijayan faces rare censure within CPI(M) after LS polls drub
6 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan faces rare censure within CPI(M) after LS polls drub

Hindustan Times  

For the first time since he was elected to power in 2016, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the administration he runs has come under censure of his party, CPI, in the backdrop of the Left Democratic Front ’s severe drubbing in the recent Lok Sabha polls. Pinarayi Vijayan faces rare censure within CPI after LS polls drub A five-day …

CPI(M) Polit Bureau calls for introspection in light of dismal performance in Kerala
6 months, 1 week ago

CPI(M) Polit Bureau calls for introspection in light of dismal performance in Kerala

The Hindu  

Calling the June 4 results a “significant setback” for the BJP, the CPI, at the end of its Polit Bureau meeting, in a statement here on Monday, also expressed disappointment at the party’s performance, especially in Kerala, and called for an in-depth introspection at the State level. In Kerala, the Left parties won only one seat, with CPI’s K. Radhakrishnan …

Kerala’s ruling LDF convenor acknowledges meeting BJP leader Javadekar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala’s ruling LDF convenor acknowledges meeting BJP leader Javadekar

Hindustan Times  

Ruling Left Democratic Front convenor and Communist Party of India or CPI leader EP Jayarajan on Friday acknowledged he briefly met Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar at the birthday party of the former’s grandson in Thiruvananthapuram months back. He spoke about the meeting on the day Kerala all 20 seats went to the polls in the second …

Lok Sabha polls | Pinarayi Vijayan says both BJP and Congress are ‘anti-Kerala’
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | Pinarayi Vijayan says both BJP and Congress are ‘anti-Kerala’

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the Bharatiya Janata Party has an “anti-Kerala” approach and the reason may be that “the State does not accept them.” Speaking at the ‘Meet the Leader’ event organised by the Kannur Press Club on April 23, Mr. Vijayan said “the people of Kerala did not accept them yesterday, they will neither accept them …

Kerala General Election 2024 full schedule | All you need to know about the Lok Sabha election in Kerala
8 months ago

Kerala General Election 2024 full schedule | All you need to know about the Lok Sabha election in Kerala

The Hindu  

On March 16 the Election Commission of India announced that Kerala will host the 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 26. The Congress was able to keep its grounds in Kerala by winning 19 seats out of 20 in 17th Lok Sabha polls. For 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Left Democratic Parties, the Communist Party of India ) is contesting …

Congress must introspect on its political stance: Yechury
8 months ago

Congress must introspect on its political stance: Yechury

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said the Left and the CPI have been the “most consistent opposition” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a Left Democratic Front election rally in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, the CPI leader urged the Congress and the United Democratic Front to introspect upon its political stance in combating communal forces. In an …

Rahul’s statement on Pinarayi Vijayan immature, says Raja
8 months ago

Rahul’s statement on Pinarayi Vijayan immature, says Raja

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India Secretary D. Raja has said the recent statement of Congress leader and United Democratic Front candidate in the Wayanad constituency Rahul Gandhi against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is immature and baseless. Addressing the media in Wayanad on April 20 Mr. Raja said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. At a …

‘LS verdict will decide whether or not LDF govt should continue in Kerala’: CPM veteran Ramachandran Pillai
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘LS verdict will decide whether or not LDF govt should continue in Kerala’: CPM veteran Ramachandran Pillai

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Lok Sabha poll verdict will decide whether the Left government should continue in Kerala or not, opined CPM veteran S Ramachandran Pillai. In a chat with TNIE on Friday, the 86-year-old also walked down memory lane on his lone electoral battle against Kerala Congress veteran R Balakrishna Pillai from Mavelikkara LS constituency in 1971. The results of this …

CPM goes all-out to outwit Kerala Congress
10 months ago

CPM goes all-out to outwit Kerala Congress

New Indian Express  

A lot seems to be at stake for the CPM in Kerala in the coming parliamentary elections. Apart from setting the electoral record straight following the humiliation of 2019 when it won just one seat, the ruling party is also looking to shake off the perception that it has lost some ground after winning the second consecutive term in the …

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress in Kerala launched a mega statewide protest on Friday aiming to puncture holes in the policies of the CPI-led state government and the BJP-led union government. Titled ‘Samaragni’, the statewide march was inaugurated by AICC general secretary KC Venugopal in the northernmost Kasaragod district and will be led by state Congress …

Kerala | A protest and a predicament
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala | A protest and a predicament

The Hindu  

In India, Centre-State relations have often been characterised by friction. The decision by Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front government to take its running battle against the “crippling” policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and its “neglect” towards the State all the way to Jantar Mantar, a place in New Delhi often used for protests, …

Pinarayi Vijayan to lead protest against Centre’s ‘financial embargo’ on State at Jantar Mantar on Feb 8
11 months, 1 week ago

Pinarayi Vijayan to lead protest against Centre’s ‘financial embargo’ on State at Jantar Mantar on Feb 8

The Hindu  

A crucial Left Democratic Front State committee meeting here on January 16 resolved to take the fight against the Centre’s “crippling financial embargo” on Kerala to New Delhi by announcing a high-profile protest led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Jantar Mantar on February 8. Jayarajan said Ministers, MLAs and Lok Sabha members from Kerala will join Mr. Vijayan in …

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan gives a befitting reply to CPIM's Brinda Karat
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan gives a befitting reply to CPIM's Brinda Karat

Op India  

As relations between the Kerala government and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan deteriorated, the Governor snubbed CPI Politburo member Brinda Karat in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. This is a couple of days after Brinda Karat, senior leader and Politbureau member of the Communist Party of India, slammed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, saying it would be more suitable for the Governor of …

Congress Is 'Greedy, Lusted For Power': Kerala CM Vijayan On Defeat In 3 State Polls
1 year ago

Congress Is 'Greedy, Lusted For Power': Kerala CM Vijayan On Defeat In 3 State Polls

ABP News  

New Delhi: Following Congress's defeat in the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday criticised the grand old party, saying it was a result of "greed and lust for power." The CPI had also alleged that "infighting" within the grand old party, "hunger for power" and some of its leader's working as …

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury ridicules JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda's claim on tie-up with BJP
1 year, 2 months ago

CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury ridicules JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda's claim on tie-up with BJP

Hindustan Times  

CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday ridiculed JD supremo H D Deve Gowda's claim that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan supported his party's alliance with the BJP in Karnataka. Addressing the media here on the side-lines of a party event in solidarity with Palestine under the slogan, "Stop Israel's War of Extermination on Palestine", Yechury said he was not …

'Wish CPI(M) chose words better': JDS chief HD Deve Gowda after Pinarayi Vijayan rap over BJP alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

'Wish CPI(M) chose words better': JDS chief HD Deve Gowda after Pinarayi Vijayan rap over BJP alliance

Hindustan Times  

Janata Dal chief HD Deve Gowda sought to put to rest the controversy triggered by his remark that CPI leader and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had "given full concurrence" to his party over its alliance with the BJP. "I only said my party unit in Kerala is getting along with the LDF government as things within my party units …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams ex-PM Devegowda, denies supporting JDS-BJP alliance
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams ex-PM Devegowda, denies supporting JDS-BJP alliance

Hindustan Times  

The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, refuted former Prime Minister HD Devegowda’s statement where the latter said that Vijayan supported his decision to join hands with the BJP. Vijayan also expressed his dissatisfaction with Devegowda’s claims and called them ‘unfounded lies.’ Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. It is utterly disgraceful for a seasoned politician like Deve Gowda to make …

Kerala JD(S) row | Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan asks Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to expel Minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala JD(S) row | Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan asks Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to expel Minister

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should expel the Janata Dal nominee from his Cabinet as the party has aligned with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Deve Gowda that his party moved to the NDA with the concurrence of Mr. Vijayan underscored the Opposition’s allegations that there was an unholy alliance between the …

Kerala being ruled by NDA-LDF alliance government, says Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala being ruled by NDA-LDF alliance government, says Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan

The Hindu  

The Chief Minister and the CPI leadership should explain how JDS, a constituent of NDA, is remaining a part of the LDF and the Cabinet, he said Kerala is being ruled by an NDA-LDF alliance government, Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan has said. The Chief Minister and the CPI leadership should explain how JDS, a constituent of NDA, …

Uniform Civil Code: How CPI(M), Congress are competing for minority votes in Kerala
1 year, 5 months ago

Uniform Civil Code: How CPI(M), Congress are competing for minority votes in Kerala

India Today  

The renewed debate over Uniform Civil Code has given Kerala’s ruling CPI and the Opposition Congress a handle against the BJP-led central government, with both parties now positioning themselves to win the appeal of minorities with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls. The minorities—both Muslims, who make up 26 per cent of Kerala’s population, and Christians, who are 18 …

BJP Govt in Kerala? Congress, Left Dub PM Modi’s Claim as ‘Far-fetched Dream’
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP Govt in Kerala? Congress, Left Dub PM Modi’s Claim as ‘Far-fetched Dream’

News 18  

Two major political players in Kerala– Congress-led United Democratic Front and CPI-led Left Democratic Front – have dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the BJP will form the state as a “far-fetched dream”. Addressing BJP workers following the party’s win in the northeast, PM Modi on Thursday said Kerala will also have a government of BJP and its allies …

Govindan-led yatra to lay the ground for LDF’s LS poll campaign
1 year, 10 months ago

Govindan-led yatra to lay the ground for LDF’s LS poll campaign

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary M.V. Govindan’s Statewide campaign tour, Janakiya Prathirodha Yatra, which will kick off from Kasaragod on Monday, will likely lay the ground for the Left Democratic Front’s campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Not surprisingly, Mr. Govindan, in an interview with a television channel on the eve of the campaign, reiterated the CPI‘s appeal …

The Governor versus the government
2 years, 1 month ago

The Governor versus the government

The Hindu  

Injured egos are not rare in the cut and thrust of politics. As Chancellor of State universities, Mr. Khan had appointed her to the post, bypassing government nominees. Unleashing a full-blown attack against the LDF government, Mr. Khan alleged that the government had “initiated the process of the collapse of the constitutional machinery” by threatening him with dire consequences and …

DC Edit | Vijayan must rein in police
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Vijayan must rein in police

Deccan Chronicle  

The attempt of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is also the state’s home minister, to ignore the widespread resentment against the atrocities committed by a section of the police force is regrettable. Mr Vijayan being the political executive responsible for the overall control and the supervision of the force must make an effort to understand the grievance of the …

CPI(M), Congress lash out at Kerala Guv for seeking action against Finance Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

CPI(M), Congress lash out at Kerala Guv for seeking action against Finance Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling CPI and the opposition Congress on Wednesday joined hands to criticise Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for seeking "constitutionally appropriate" action against Finance Minister KN Balagopal over his recent speech, even as the latter expressed doubt whether the tussle between the Governor and the government was "fake". Khan has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking action …

CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani slams Kerala guv Arif Khan over his tweet on "withdrawal of pleasure"
2 years, 2 months ago

CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani slams Kerala guv Arif Khan over his tweet on "withdrawal of pleasure"

India Today  

Deshabhimani, a Malayalam newspaper that is the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party of India in Kerala, slammed governor Arif Mohammad Khan over his tweet about “withdrawal of pleasure” in an editorial article. Hon’ble Governor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan said:“The CM and Council of Ministers have every right to advise Governor.But statements of individual ministers that lower the dignity of …

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan lashes out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan lashes out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu  

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's private secretary K. K. Ragesh, ex-MP, of preventing the police from arresting those who heckled him at the venue of the Indian History Congress in Kannur University in 2019. CM "rewards" Ragesh Screening video footage and circulating government communications to back his charges, Mr. Khan said Mr. Vijayan had inducted …

Why CPI(M) chose M.V. Govindan Master as Kerala state secretary
2 years, 3 months ago

Why CPI(M) chose M.V. Govindan Master as Kerala state secretary

India Today  

When Kodiyeri Balakrishnan expressed his wish to step down as CPI state secretary on health grounds, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the party’s central leadership offered the interim arrangement of deputing another leader in his place. Govindan Master’s selection was preceded by discussions between Pinarayi, CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury and politburo members Prakash Karat, M.A Baby and A. …

Kerala CM sees political plot to discredit govt.
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala CM sees political plot to discredit govt.

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has perceived a political plot to discredit the Left Democratic Front government. Mr. Vijayan said here on Tuesday that the UAE gold smuggling case suspect who made "false allegations" seemed to be a proxy for vested interests eager to discredit the administration by falsely implicating those at its helm in a high-profile economic offence. On a …

Congress, others should put house in order: Sitaram Yechury
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress, others should put house in order: Sitaram Yechury

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI on Wednesday appealed to all secular parties to form the broadest possible front to defeat the BJP electorally and fight its Hindutva agenda, which was dividing the country on communal lines. Inaugurating the CPI 23rd party congress in Kerala’s Kannur district, party general secretary Mr Sitaram Yechury said all political parties that swear by secularism should “rise …

U.P. Assembly polls | Vote BJP to prevent U.P. from becoming Kerala, says CM Yogi Adityanath; Pinarayi Vijayan responds
2 years, 10 months ago

U.P. Assembly polls | Vote BJP to prevent U.P. from becoming Kerala, says CM Yogi Adityanath; Pinarayi Vijayan responds

The Hindu  

It will not take much time for Uttar Pradesh to become Kashmir, West Bengal or Kerala, if Uttar Pradesh voters commit a lapse, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said on the eve of the polling for the first phase of the Assembly election. CM Yogi urging voters to vote BJP out to become like Kerala," the CPI tweeted. The Chief …

KCR to work with Left for \'BJP-mukt Bharat\'
2 years, 11 months ago

KCR to work with Left for \'BJP-mukt Bharat\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday and top leaders of the Left parties including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided to work with like-minded forces to devise a roadmap defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and achieve "BJP-mukt Bharat". TRS sources said the Left leaders, invited to Pragathi Bhavan by the …

Vijayan retains Home & IT; Veena George is new Kerala Health Minister
3 years, 7 months ago

Vijayan retains Home & IT; Veena George is new Kerala Health Minister

India TV News  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will retain key portfolios including Home in the succesive LDF government in the state while his son-in-law PA Mohamed Riyas and Veena George, both first time ministers, will handle PWD and Health, respectively. George, a former journalist and Aranmula MLA, will succeed the popular KK Shailaja, who played a leading role in the state's fight …

Unfazed by Shailaja Row & Nepotism Charges, Pinarayi Vijayan Has His Eyes Set on Building a Legacy
3 years, 7 months ago

Unfazed by Shailaja Row & Nepotism Charges, Pinarayi Vijayan Has His Eyes Set on Building a Legacy

News 18  

The second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala sworn-in on Thursday, backed by its assertion of having conformed to COVID protocol, claims many firsts. A Curation in Two Phases Captain Vijayan, unlike in a football team, brooks no interference from the management and while the jury is divided whether it is a collective decision of the CPM think tank or a …

Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala govt's swearing-in today, number of attendees restricted to 500
3 years, 7 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala govt's swearing-in today, number of attendees restricted to 500

Hindustan Times  

Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Party government in Kerala will be sworn in on Thursday following coronavirus disease appropriate protocols. The CPI-led LDF government retained power in Kerala by winning 99 seats against 41 seats of Congress-led United Democratic Front in the assembly polls. CPM will hold the speaker post, CPI will be given deputy speaker post and chief whip post …

Fresh start: The Hindu Editorial on Pinarayi Vijayan’s second term
3 years, 7 months ago

Fresh start: The Hindu Editorial on Pinarayi Vijayan’s second term

The Hindu  

By choosing 17 fresh faces in the new Council of Ministers of 21, the Left Democratic Front in Kerala is trying to signal a continuing willingness to evolve as a responsive political organisation. Barring Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the CPI has not nominated any of its Ministers from the previous term. Muhammad Riyas happens to be Mr. Vijayan’s son-in-law, and …

In Kerala’s government formation, Brand Pinarayi establishes control
3 years, 7 months ago

In Kerala’s government formation, Brand Pinarayi establishes control

Hindustan Times  

The lone old face is at the helm and all other existing players have rested — but is it a tussle between old and new faces or a move to establish absolute power of the captain? Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan scripted history in the recent assembly election, becoming the first to retain power in four decades and ending the …

In Kerala, CPI(M) finalises portfolios of Ministers
3 years, 7 months ago

In Kerala, CPI(M) finalises portfolios of Ministers

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India State secretariat has reportedly finalised the allocation of Cabinet portfolios to Minister-designates in Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said he would make a statement only after meeting Governor Arif Muhammad Khan on Thursday. An LDF member said the next government would have a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe community member as Devaswom Minister, after a hiatus …

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