CPI(M) in Kerala says defections to BJP have enfeebled Congress, eroded public’s trust in Opposition
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CPI(M) in Kerala says defections to BJP have enfeebled Congress, eroded public’s trust in Opposition

The Hindu  

CPI Kerala State secretary M.V. Addressing a press conference at AKG Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on March 8, Mr. Govindan also made a robust Lok Sabha electoral pitch by portraying the ruling Left Democratic Front as the “sole secular bulwark” against the Sangh Parivar’s alleged attempts to “divide” Kerala into communal lines and turn the State saffron. Mr. Govindan said the Congress felt increasingly besieged by the BJP’s recruitment sallies into the United Democratic Front fold. Mr. Govindan said the Congress’s “putative candidate from the Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency” had sent a clear signal to the BJP by publicly defending the “UDF leader’s personal aside with Mr. Modi” and expressed interest in himself being invited to a similar luncheon with the Prime Minister. Mr. Govindan said Mr. Modi “appeared confident” that he could win over Congress MPs elected from Kerala.

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IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis
19 hours, 5 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, 12 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 …

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 …

‘Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra should resign’: BJP's dare to Congress on EVM row
3 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra should resign’: BJP's dare to Congress on EVM row

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a dig at Congress for questioning EVM's integrity, saying all the chief ministers and other elected representatives from the grand old party like Rahul Gandhi should first resign and declare that they will contest only after the ballot papers are brought back. New Delhi: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia …

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die

The Quint  

As for the Congress, the results present a mixed bag. Again, it showed that the BJP has failed to make much headway even against the Congress when faced with strong local leaders, like Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and in Kerala, where it is unable to cross the political firewall created by the United Democratic Front and Left Democratic …

The blueprint is ready: Will Maharashtra, Haryana losses spur Congress's radical revamp?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

The blueprint is ready: Will Maharashtra, Haryana losses spur Congress's radical revamp?

India Today  

The Maharashtra assembly election has once again laid bare the precarious position of the Congress in India’s political landscape and within the INDIA bloc. This marked a stark contrast to the 76 per cent strike rate achieved during the Lok Sabha elections, where the Congress won 13 of the 17 seats it contested in Maharashtra. Among the six major players …

Kerala bypoll results: CPI (M) leads with 17,509 votes in Chelakkara; Congress, BJP trail
1 month ago

Kerala bypoll results: CPI (M) leads with 17,509 votes in Chelakkara; Congress, BJP trail

Hindustan Times  

CPI's UR Pradeep is leading in the Chelakkara Assembly seat, counting for which began on Saturday morning, as per the early trends from the Election Commission of India. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, counting for which began on Saturday morning, as per the early trends from the Election Commission of India. …

PM Modi hails election results as message of development, slams Congress for 'politics of lies'
1 month ago

PM Modi hails election results as message of development, slams Congress for 'politics of lies'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the Maharashtra mandate for the NDA as a victory of “development, good governance and social justice.” Speaking after a landslide for the BJP and its allies in MahaYuti at the party headquarters, he said mandate in Maharashtra has put a seal of approval for the BJP’s governance model, saying that when …

Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity
1 month ago

Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand on Wednesday, in a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and its regional partners. After suffering a setback in national elections, the BJP regained momentum in October as it won …

Eight BJP MLAs Keen to Join Congress, Says Leader
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Eight BJP MLAs Keen to Join Congress, Says Leader

Hindustan Times  

Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators are reportedly interested in joining the Congress. The announcement comes as recent remarks by BJP legislator, ST Somashekhar, suggest a potential migration of BJP members to Congress. However, BJP leaders have dismissed the claim as baseless, calling it a politically motivated assertion.

Congress known for infighting: PM Modi
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress known for infighting: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

The Congress spends most of its time infighting, tells lies to grab power and remains distant from public issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday while asserting the people have decided to give another chance to the BJP to serve Haryana. They repeatedly tell lies, their talks have no head and tail and they vitiate the atmosphere.”Modi claimed the …

'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 …

Congress should be generous towards allies, says CPI
4 months, 1 week ago

Congress should be generous towards allies, says CPI

The Hindu  

Urging the Congress to be accommodative towards its allies ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Haryana, Communist Party of India General Secretary D. Raja said the results of the 2024 general elections would have been drastically different had the Congress would have been more generous. Despite several talks, Mr. Raja said the Congress only conceded two …

Declare Wayanad landslide as a national calamity and speed up relief measures, demands CPI
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Declare Wayanad landslide as a national calamity and speed up relief measures, demands CPI

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India has demanded that the Central government declares the Wayanad landslide as a ‘national calamity’ and speeds up relief and rehabilitation measures given its gravity. The party’s national secretary K. Narayana flagged off a truck containing relief material, such as rice bags, clothes, and more, to be distributed to the disaster victims at the party office here …

Thiruvananthapuram: Factionalism in CPI district leadership; six leaders didn’t renew membership
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Thiruvananthapuram: Factionalism in CPI district leadership; six leaders didn’t renew membership

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The factionalism in the CPI district leadership has reached a saturation point, with a section of local leaders not renewing the party membership in protest against the district-state leadership’s apathy in dissolving the organisational issues. The BJP and CPM district leadership has started sending hints to the dissident leaders and party workers in the wake of the upcoming local …

Bring 100 MLAs, form government: Akhilesh Yadav's 'monsoon offer' amid BJP rift speculation
5 months ago

Bring 100 MLAs, form government: Akhilesh Yadav's 'monsoon offer' amid BJP rift speculation

New Indian Express  

While Yadav did not name anyone in his post, a senior SP leader said on the condition of anonymity that it was a message for those in the BJP who were dissatisfied with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and wanted to cross over. "The SP won 111 seats in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and if we get the support …

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Falling political credibility of Modi…’: Mallikarjun Kharge hails assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc wins 10 seats

Live Mint  

The INDIA bloc secured 10 out of 13 seats as bypoll votes were counted in seven states on Saturday. The Congress won two seats each in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand while AAP candidate Mohinder Bhagat secured the lone Punjab seat in the fray. Elections were held on Wednesday for four seats in West Bengal, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in …

Discontent grows in Puducherry BJP unit after Lok Sabha loss
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Discontent grows in Puducherry BJP unit after Lok Sabha loss

Hindustan Times  

A rebellion is brewing in the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party as MLAs raised their angst against party member and home minister A Namassivayam and the N Rangasamy-led All India N R Congress government. The MLAs believe that chief minister N Rangasamy and home minister A Namassivayam planned badly for Lok Sabha polls. The MLAs believe that Namassivayam …

Lok Sabha Results Hint BJP had Become Weak, Says CPI
6 months ago

Lok Sabha Results Hint BJP had Become Weak, Says CPI

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhongir: CPI state secretary and Kothagudem MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao on Tuesday said that the results of the Lok Sabha elections had proved that the BJP had become weak in the country. Speaking at a meeting of the Dalita Hakulla Porata Samithi at Yadagirigutta, Sambasiva Rao said that the BJP only came to power at the Centre due to the …

Priyanka’s Lok Sabha electoral bid from Wayanad supercharges UDF and miffs LDF and BJP
6 months ago

Priyanka’s Lok Sabha electoral bid from Wayanad supercharges UDF and miffs LDF and BJP

The Hindu  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s upcoming electoral bid to supplant her brother, Rahul Gandhi, as the party’s MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency has buoyed the Congress-led United Democratic Front and nettled the Left Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress’s gambit has also raised the discomfiting question of whether the party kept Wayanad voters in the dark about …

Congress considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat
6 months ago

Congress considers state as political ATM: Kerela BJP chief on Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate Wayanad seat

India TV News  

Kerala BJP Chief K Surendran took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's decision to vacate his Wayanad seat, accusing the Congress party of treating the state like a "political ATM". Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli, Priyanka to contest Wayanad bypoll Addressing a press conference on Monday evening, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the decision was taken during a party …

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 …

Election Results 2024 | Congress would have forfeited deposits if it had contested alone in T.N.: Tamilisai
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024 | Congress would have forfeited deposits if it had contested alone in T.N.: Tamilisai

The Hindu  

The Congress party would have forfeited its deposits in all the constituencies it contested in Tamil Nadu, if it had contested without the support of the DMK, said BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday, June 8, 2024. They would have forfeited deposits in all the constituencies if they had contested alone… Congress leader P. Chidambaram said it is difficult to …

Election results 2024: BJP’s ‘double engine’ develops a snag in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: BJP’s ‘double engine’ develops a snag in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

As the process of reviewing the dismal performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh gets going, the internal tussle in the party has come to the fore. Sanjay Nishad, chairman of the Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal party, an ally of the BJP that was entrusted with delivering the votes of boatmen communities, told reporters the NDA’s …

Complacent candidates, lazy groundwork and caste equations: What went wrong for BJP in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Complacent candidates, lazy groundwork and caste equations: What went wrong for BJP in Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

Lok Sabha elections are over, the BJP-led NDA has won the majority for the third time in a row. In many areas in Uttar Pradesh, even those who voted for BJP were of the opinion, “Modi ke naam pe vote de rahe, nahi toh inko kaun jaanta hai”. The BJP’s decision of heavily relying on the charisma of national leaders …

After BJP’s clean sweep, Congress has an uphill task of revamp in Madhya Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After BJP’s clean sweep, Congress has an uphill task of revamp in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

While the Congress has a lot to cheer in the national perspective, the party will have to introspect its performance in Madhya Pradesh where it is unlikely to open its account. Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2024 LIVE updates Former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, who was fielded from his home constituency of Rajgarh, also failed to grab the seat from BJP’s …

Left parties lose badly in erstwhile strongholds Bengal, Kerala, Tripura
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Left parties lose badly in erstwhile strongholds Bengal, Kerala, Tripura

Hindustan Times  

The main Left Front parties --- Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India --- will have just one member of Lok Sabha from its erstwhile stronghold states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. In Kerala, where the Left Democratic Front is the ruling alliance in the state, CPI candidate K Radhakrishnan managed to win by a margin of …

Photos: BJP and opposition supporters celebrate India election results
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: BJP and opposition supporters celebrate India election results

Al Jazeera  

India’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday, but the opposition said they had “punished” the governing party to confound predictions and reduce their parliamentary majority. Commentators and exit polls had projected an overwhelming victory for Modi, whose campaign wooed the Hindu majority to the worry of the country’s 200-million-plus …

India’s Election Surprise: What Went Wrong for Modi and What Comes Next
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Election Surprise: What Went Wrong for Modi and What Comes Next

Bloomberg  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was dealt a major setback in India’s general election, with his Bharatiya Janata Party losing its majority in the lower house of parliament. Modi has said he’ll remain in office for a third term, but the BJP now needs to forge a coalition government Bloomberg Terminal for the first time since it came to power a …

Modi’s BJP loses majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi’s BJP loses majority in India election shock, needs allies for gov’t

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party lost its national majority after suffering major losses in key states, marking a dramatic shift in a political landscape it has dominated for the past decade. “We will form the next government,” he said, speaking to thousands of supporters gathered at the BJP’s party headquarters in New Delhi. …

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys

The Hindu  

A day after all major exit polls gave a clear majority to the BJP-led NDA for a third term, Opposition leaders rejected the predictions outright. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called it a “Modi media poll.” “This is Modi ji’s poll, a fantasy poll,” Mr. Gandhi said on Sunday, adding that the Opposition bloc will get 295 of the 543 seats …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Congress, SP spreading lies on CAA,' alleges PM Modi in Azamgarh
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Congress, SP spreading lies on CAA,' alleges PM Modi in Azamgarh

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the poll rally in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh today amid the Lok Sabha Elections campaigning. The world is witnessing that how much trust people of India have on Modi's guarantee," says PM Modi in Lalganj. Here are top quotes of PM Modi's speech SP, Congress are two parties but have one shop …

Vexed With Cong Lies, People Looking Up to BJP: Etala
7 months, 1 week ago

Vexed With Cong Lies, People Looking Up to BJP: Etala

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP candidate for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat Etala Rajendar said that the Congress is resorting to false and misleading campaigns against the BJP as it has no guts to go to the people’s court and respect its verdict. Addressing a public meeting in LB stadium here on Friday, Rajendar said that the Congress had given unviable promises to …

Don't Vote for Congress-CPI(M) Alliance in LS, says Mamata
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Don't Vote for Congress-CPI(M) Alliance in LS, says Mamata

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee revealed on Sunday that she had sought the Congress not to ally with the CPI and share seats among themselves in the Lok Sabha Election. Addressing a Lok Sabha Election campaign rally at Sujapur in Malda, the Trinamul Congress supremo said, “Congress does not have even a seat in the Assembly here. I …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: CPIM to support Congress in all seats barring one in Telangana aiming to defeat BJP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: CPIM to support Congress in all seats barring one in Telangana aiming to defeat BJP

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The CPI in Telangana on Saturday announced its support to ruling Congress in 16 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state and said that it would hold deliberations internally with regard to the Bhongir constituency in the ongoing parliamentary elections. The decision comes as a delegation of CPI leaders, led by party’s state secretary …

Youth of West Bengal paying the price for Trinamool Congress’ corruption, says Modi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Youth of West Bengal paying the price for Trinamool Congress’ corruption, says Modi

The Hindu  

Targeting the Trinamool Congress on the issue corruption and scams, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the youth of West Bengal are paying a price for the “cut-and-commission” culture of the State’s ruling party. Those who took loans and gave them to the Trinamool Congress are on the roads now.” Calcutta High Court verdict on SSC scam jolts …

Cong moves Election Commission, alleges misinformation by BJP about its Lok Sabha poll manifesto
8 months ago

Cong moves Election Commission, alleges misinformation by BJP about its Lok Sabha poll manifesto

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesday lodged a complaint before the Election Commission against the Bharatiya Janata Party, seeking action against the ruling party on alleged misinformation. The Congress alleged that the BJP was spreading “confusion and angst among the salaried professionals and the middle class over Rahul Gandhi's remarks about equitable development of society.” Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi …

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 …

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 …

BJP government systematically undermined Constitution and independent agencies, alleges Sitaram Yechury
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP government systematically undermined Constitution and independent agencies, alleges Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

The pillars of the Indian Constitution and independent agencies have been “systematically undermined” in the 10 years of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre, said CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury, here on Thursday. Speaking at an election campaign meeting at Purasawalkam organised to seek support for Chennai Central DMK candidate Dayanidhi Maran, Mr. Yechury said: “We are here …

Vote out BJP to save democracy and secularism, says CPI(M)
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Vote out BJP to save democracy and secularism, says CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The CPI State secretary U. Basavaraj said here on Sunday that the BJP should be voted out of power if the hard-earned freedom and constitutional democracy was to be saved. He said though Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised good days, the nation has been pushed to the brink and the common people were in economic distress. Though Mr. Modi had …

‘Sitting On Mountain Of Injustice’: BJP On Congress LS Poll Manifesto, Says Party ‘Fighting Lost Battle’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Sitting On Mountain Of Injustice’: BJP On Congress LS Poll Manifesto, Says Party ‘Fighting Lost Battle’

ABP News  

Congress Lok Sabha Elections Manifesto: The Bharatiya Janata Party took a swipe at the Congress on Friday over the manifesto released by the grand old party for the Lok Sabha elections. #WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: As Congress releases party manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Rajasthan Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore says, "In the series of a hollow guarantee, it's …

After flak from CPI(M) and BJP, Congress in Kerala rejects SDPI’s support in Lok Sabha 2024 polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

After flak from CPI(M) and BJP, Congress in Kerala rejects SDPI’s support in Lok Sabha 2024 polls

The Hindu  

The Congress-led United Democratic Front rejected the Social Democratic Party of India’s support in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The UDF had drawn intense flak from the CPI and BJP for “soliciting” the support of an allegedly religious fundamentalist organisation that supposedly “bore the stigma” of being the political front of the proscribed PFI. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee acting president …

CPI(M), BJP attack Cong. for ‘seeking’ SDPI support
8 months, 3 weeks ago

CPI(M), BJP attack Cong. for ‘seeking’ SDPI support

The Hindu  

The Social Democratic Party of India’s decision to back the Congress in the 2024 Lok Sabha election has stirred a controversy, given the organisation’s allegedly clandestine empathy with the banned Popular Front of India. It has also triggered worry among a section of Congress leaders whether the SDPI’s public declaration of support will alienate the party’s traditional support base among …

Congress has become untrustworthy for minorities, says Rajeeve
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress has become untrustworthy for minorities, says Rajeeve

The Hindu  

Industries Minister P. Rajeeve has dubbed the Congress as an untrustworthy party for minorities. In 2004, 61 Left MPs who emerged victorious beating the Congress did not have to think even a split second to back the Congress to keep the BJP at bay. Whereas the BJP’s Assam Chief Minister, who was with the Congress in the past, has said …

The biggest challenge yet for the great Indian election
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The biggest challenge yet for the great Indian election

The Hindu  

March 31, 2024 09:32 pm | Updated April 01, 2024 10:55 am IST Democracies survive as long as those who lose elections do not question the fairness of the process. What casts a cloud on the integrity of the process on the eve of the election is the selective law enforcement by state agencies under the control of the incumbent …

BJP’s attempts to poach CPI(M) discontents in Kerala remains an elusive holy grail
9 months ago

BJP’s attempts to poach CPI(M) discontents in Kerala remains an elusive holy grail

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ‘s Kerala unit has attracted a motley crew of disaffected Congress leaders and workers to its fold. The BJP’s Kerala in-charge, Prakash Javadekar, put the political rumour mill on overdrive by hosting S. Rajendran, former CPI legislator from Idukki district, at the party’s national headquarters in New Delhi on March 20. However, of late, Mr. Rajendran …

Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller
9 months ago

Quiet fear of dividing anti-BJP votes plagues UDF and LDF as poll campaigning gets shriller

The Hindu  

Amid the sound and fury of the Lok Sabha election campaigning in Kerala, the ruling front and the Opposition seem bedevilled by a quieter but nagging worry that their high-decibel sparring at the hustings can divide the sizeable anti-Bharatiya Janata Party vote. Shashi Tharoor, Congress Working Committee member and the party’s candidate from the high-stakes Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency, seemed to …

PM Modi says NDA will get 400 plus seats, says opposition is rudderless
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi says NDA will get 400 plus seats, says opposition is rudderless

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad/Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance will win more than 400 seats as the opposition was rudderless for the seven-phase general elections, whose schedule was announced earlier in the day by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar. Addressing a public rally at Kollapur in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, as part …

TDP-JSP surrendered to BJP by allying with it, says CPI(M) leader
9 months, 1 week ago

TDP-JSP surrendered to BJP by allying with it, says CPI(M) leader

The Hindu  

CPI State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao has described the TDP-JSP alliance taking the BJP on board as ‘surrendering to the latter unconditionally and sacrificing the interests of Andhra Pradesh’ to save the TDP leaders from various cases booked against them. Addressing the media on March 13, Mr. Srinivsasa Rao alleged that contrary to the claims of TDP national president N. …

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