Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accuses BJP of misusing central agencies, says won't be threatened
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accuses BJP of misusing central agencies, says won't be threatened

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan refuted corruption charges as he accused the BJP of misusing central agencies in the wake of assembly election in the state. In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in on Tuesday, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that the LDF government in Kerala is corruption-free while claiming that allegations are “being made up since there is nothing much to say during elections”. Here are the excerpts from IndiaToday.in’s interview with Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: India Today: It has been a challenging five years for your government with Nipah, floods, Ockhi and Covid-19. Pinarayi Vijayan: We will specify what the LDF government will do if it comes back to power via an election manifesto.

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Congress accuses Kerala CM Vijayan of acting with "dictatorial mindset"
1 month 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 …

Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre for 'step-motherly treatment' in Wayanad relief aid
1 month ago

Pinarayi Vijayan slams Centre for 'step-motherly treatment' in Wayanad relief aid

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has lashed out at the central government and Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of spreading misinformation and neglecting Kerala’s needs in the aftermath of the devastating Wayanad landslide. The remarks come in response to Shah’s claim that the Kerala government delayed submitting a disaster assessment report, which Vijayan described as baseless and an attempt …

Pinarayi lying about electoral tie-ups, says Jamaat Kerala Amir
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Could BJP infighting in Kerala dash its Palakkad bypoll win hopes?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Could BJP infighting in Kerala dash its Palakkad bypoll win hopes?

India Today  

With campaigning for by-elections to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and Chelakkara Assembly seat coming to an end, the focus has now shifted to the Palakkad Assembly seat in Kerala. BJP'S LITMUS TEST IN PALAKKAD Palakkad will witness a three-way contest between BJP candidate C Krishnakumar, Congress's Rahul Mamkootathil and Left Democratic Front’s P Sarin. Krishnakumar is no electoral novice; …

Vijayan blocking path for Dalit CM in state: Congress
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Vijayan blocking path for Dalit CM in state: Congress

Hindustan Times  

Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan on Monday accused chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan of blocking the path for a Dalit CM in the state and ensuring no representation for the community in the cabinet by sending senior CPI leader and former Devaswom minister K Radhakrishnan to Parliament. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Kuzhalnadan’s remarks during the campaign for the bypoll in Chelakkara assembly …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Blasts Congress, BJP at LDF Convention in Chelakkara
2 months, 2 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 …

Kerala Minister A.K. Saseendran temporarily survives internal party challenge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Minister A.K. Saseendran temporarily survives internal party challenge

The Hindu  

For the time being, Minister for Forests and Wildlife Protection A.K. The status quo was decided at a meeting of the rival factions in the Kerala unit of the party, led by Mr. Saseendran and State president P.C. While party sources initially indicated that Mr. Saseendran’s Ministerial position was secure, Mr. Pawar is expected to make a final call at …

Wayanad Landslides: BJP Accuses State Govt Of 'Siphoning Off Relief Fund' As Rivals Question 'Delay In Central Aid'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad Landslides: BJP Accuses State Govt Of 'Siphoning Off Relief Fund' As Rivals Question 'Delay In Central Aid'

ABP News  

In the aftermath of the landslides in Wayanad, Kerala BJP criticised the state government, alleging misuse of funds. Union Minister Suresh Gopi, when questioned by the media about the delay in central assistance for the landslide-affected region, directed the query towards Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. On the other hand, BJP leader V Muraleedharan accused the Kerala government of attempting …

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

Kerala Opposition launches Statewide agitation demanding Chief Minister’s resignation
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Opposition launches Statewide agitation demanding Chief Minister’s resignation

The Hindu  

The Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition in Kerala launched a Statewide agitation demanding Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s resignation on Monday. Satheesan, who inaugurated the protest, said Mr. Anvar had “vindicated” the UDF’s assertion that a “criminal clique” operating out of the Chief Minister’s Office controlled the police and used law enforcement for “corruption, nepotism, vendetta and self-enrichment.” Mr. Satheesan said …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Slams Union Budget for Ignoring State Needs
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Slams Union Budget for Ignoring State Needs

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday slammed the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, stating it appears to discriminate between states. The chief minister noted that most states including Kerala have been overlooked in the Finance Minister's announcements, which were prefaced with the '8 Goals of National Importance'. The chief minister said after examining …

Lok Sabha polls | Pinarayi Vijayan says both BJP and Congress are ‘anti-Kerala’
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Rahul’s statement on Pinarayi Vijayan immature, says Raja
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Priyanka Gandhi Takes Aim at Pinarayi Vijayan, Modi Government in Kerala Campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Priyanka Gandhi Takes Aim at Pinarayi Vijayan, Modi Government in Kerala Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday targeted Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan accusing him of sparing Narendra Modi and attacking his brother Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. At election meetings in Chalakudy, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram, the Congress general secretary alleged that despite having links in gold smuggling and various scams, the central agencies did not once question Pinarayi …

Rahul questions BJP’s ‘selective targeting’, asks why no action taken against Pinarayi
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul questions BJP’s ‘selective targeting’, asks why no action taken against Pinarayi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed astonishment at the Bharatiya Janata Party and Central agencies for allegedly targeting him while ignoring “serious allegations” against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Speaking at a public meeting organised by the United Democratic Front in Kannur as part of Lok Sabha election campaign on April 18, Mr. Gandhi recounted his own experiences of facing backlash …

ELECTION 2024 | Political watchers say BJP has no chance in Kerala despite attempts to woo Christians
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ELECTION 2024 | Political watchers say BJP has no chance in Kerala despite attempts to woo Christians

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 17, 2024 15:59 IST - 6 MINS READ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often faced flak from detractors for making sweeping claims. But even by his standards, he seemed to be setting himself up for taunts when he said that in Kerala, thanks to “Modi ki guarantee”, he would work to “realise the dreams of Kerala”, and …

Pinarayi Vijayan counters PM Modi’s portrayal of Kerala as a State in decline
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pinarayi Vijayan counters PM Modi’s portrayal of Kerala as a State in decline

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on April 16 sought to refute Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged portrayal of Kerala as a State in economic and social decline. Mr. Vijayan said Kerala had moved the Supreme Court against the Centre’s decision to haul down the State’s borrowing limit by premising the decision on an erroneous interpretation of Article 293 of the …

Kerala Cong launches protest against policies of LDF, Centre
11 months 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 …

LDF senses political win in M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with Pinarayi’s protest against Centre’s ‘trespasses’ on federalism in New Delhi
11 months ago

LDF senses political win in M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with Pinarayi’s protest against Centre’s ‘trespasses’ on federalism in New Delhi

The Hindu  

The ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala has sensed a political victory in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The LDF has also sought to portray Mr. Stalin’s post in Malayalam on X that the DMK would join Mr. Vijayan, his Cabinet and LDF legislators in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar as an oblique critique of the Congress’s refusal to find …

Kerala | A protest and a predicament
11 months 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, …

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Slams The Union Budget For Neglecting Kerala
11 months, 1 week ago

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Slams The Union Budget For Neglecting Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: : Kerala's Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, expressed his disappointment with the union budget, stating that it had overlooked the state's needs and aspirations. Furthermore, the budget had not taken into account any of Kerala's legitimate demands, including new trains, rail surveys, Sabari line, and track doubling. The Chief Minister expressed concern that the central government's economic policies were leaving …

Pinarayi Vijayan to lead protest against Centre’s ‘financial embargo’ on State at Jantar Mantar on Feb 8
11 months, 3 weeks 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 Blames CM Vijayan For Attack On Convoy; ‘Bid To Physically Harm Me…’ | Watch
1 year ago

Kerala Governor Blames CM Vijayan For Attack On Convoy; ‘Bid To Physically Harm Me…’ | Watch

Hindustan Times  

Kerala Governor Blames CM Vijayan For Attack On Convoy; ‘Bid To Physically Harm Me…’ | Watch Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan lashed out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after he faced protests by activists of the Students Federation of India on December 11 in Thiruvananthapuram. #keralagovernor #arifmohammedkhan #pinarayivijayan #kerala #sfi #studentsfederationofindia #thiruvananthapuram #convoy #protests #blackflag #conspiracy #bjp Hindustan Times Videos …

Navakerala Sadas: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan defends ‘streamlined approach’ to handle complaints
1 year, 1 month ago

Navakerala Sadas: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan defends ‘streamlined approach’ to handle complaints

The Hindu  

Amidst Opposition scrutiny, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has defended the “streamlined approach” to handle complaints during the ongoing Navakerala Sadas. Addressing the media at Payyannur in Kannur on November 20, 2023, Mr. Vijayan cited “time constraints” for not personally receiving complaints and announced the introduction of 20 counters per venue dedicated to handling petitions and complaints during Navakerala Sadas. …

Pinarayi flays ‘attempts to tarnish Kerala’s secular credentials’
1 year, 2 months ago

Pinarayi flays ‘attempts to tarnish Kerala’s secular credentials’

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan singled out a Union Minister for allegedly breaking the law and challenging Kerala’s secular democratic traditions by making an incendiary post on a social media platform in the aftermath of the Kalamassery blasts. At a hastily convened press conference soon after he arrived in Thiruvananthapuram from New Delhi on Sunday evening, Mr. Vijayan quoted the controversial …

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 …

NDA Kerala unit to lay siege to Secretariat on October 30 seeking Pinarayi Vijayan’s resignation
1 year, 2 months ago

NDA Kerala unit to lay siege to Secretariat on October 30 seeking Pinarayi Vijayan’s resignation

The Hindu  

The Kerala unit of the National Democratic Alliance will lay siege to the State Secretariat on October 30 demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, says BJP Kerala president K. Surendran. Speaking to mediapersons after a meeting of the front’s partners in Kochi on October 18, Mr. Surendran said the Chief Minister was found involved in “all the corruption” …

Kerala CM Reacts to Bishop’s ‘Pro BJP’ Message, Says Communal Agenda Won't Work in State
1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala CM Reacts to Bishop’s ‘Pro BJP’ Message, Says Communal Agenda Won't Work in State

News 18  

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday reacted to a statement by an Arch Bishop of the Roman Catholic church in Thalassery, Mar Joseph Pamplani which led to a political showdown in the state. The Archbishop had said, “The believers of the church will help the BJP to elect its first MP from the state if the union government raises the …

Kerala CM proving he is \'Modi in dhoti\', says Congress leader VD Satheesan
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala CM proving he is \'Modi in dhoti\', says Congress leader VD Satheesan

Deccan Chronicle  

Kozhikode : Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan targeted Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said that the CM is proving that he is a "Modi in dhoti" after the crime branch police team raided the Asianet News office. Meanwhile, Sindhu Sooryakumar, Executive Editor of Asianet News on Sunday said in a statement that the channel "will …

BJP Govt in Kerala? Congress, Left Dub PM Modi’s Claim as ‘Far-fetched Dream’
1 year, 10 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 …

Pinarayi has turned Kerala into a police State: Congress
1 year, 10 months ago

Pinarayi has turned Kerala into a police State: Congress

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Monday said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had turned Kerala into a police State. The police disallowed traffic, pedestrian movement, and parking on main thoroughfares for Mr. Vijayan’s motorcade to pass unhindered. The police even prosecuted those who inadvertently wore black shirts to Mr. Vijayan’s public functions. The suicide of a literacy movement worker …

Kerala Crime Branch Names State BJP Chief, 5 Others in Chargesheet for 'Bribing, Abducting Poll Candidate'
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala Crime Branch Names State BJP Chief, 5 Others in Chargesheet for 'Bribing, Abducting Poll Candidate'

News 18  

The Kerala crime branch has filed a chargesheet against Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran and five others for allegedly bribing and kidnapping a “namesake” candidate for the Manjeshwaram seat during the 2021 assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party nominee K Sundara was allegedly abducted, threatened, and bribed to withdraw the nomination. Following this, the Communist Party of India candidate …

How Pinarayi Vijayan finds himself cornered over Kerala police excesses
2 years, 2 months ago

How Pinarayi Vijayan finds himself cornered over Kerala police excesses

India Today  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan faces a setback to his goodwill over recent cases of police atrocities—most sensationally the alleged brutality on two brothers at a police station in Kilikollur in Kollam district, a video of which went viral and created a storm. Following the Kilikollur incident, the CPI state secretariat met on October 21 in Thiruvananthapuram and directed the …

Why Kerala governor wants action against Pinarayi's minister K.N. Balagopal
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Kerala governor wants action against Pinarayi's minister K.N. Balagopal

India Today  

The escalating tensions between Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Pinarayi Vijayan government have reached the doorstep of state finance minister K.N. The letter cited media reports about statements made by Balagopal at the Kerala University’s Karyavattom campus on October 19, in the presence of the chief minister. Despite the warning, Pinarayi, Balagopal, higher education minister R. Bindu and …

Karnataka being turned into communal laboratory, says Pinarayi Vijayan
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka being turned into communal laboratory, says Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu  

Expressing concern that communal forces are bringing a bad name to Karnataka as the society is being communalised, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said that Karnataka is being turned into a communal laboratory like some North Indian States. Progressive thinkers have been sacrificed in the textbook revision process,” Mr. Vijayan, speaking extensively on communal forces in Karnataka and …

Kerala Assembly passes resolution to work towards countering, defeating divisive forces
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Assembly passes resolution to work towards countering, defeating divisive forces

India TV News  

The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, seeking to work towards countering and defeating the efforts of divisive forces in the country and maintain India as a democratic social republic. During the conference, both the Chief Minister as well as Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly V D Satheesan said …

Kerala: CM P. Vijayan accuses Centre of squeezing state financially, putting obstacles in its development
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala: CM P. Vijayan accuses Centre of squeezing state financially, putting obstacles in its development

Firstpost  

The CM’s attack against the Centre comes weeks after the ED had sent a notice to state’s former minister of finance T M Thomas Isaac in connection with its probe into alleged violations in the financial dealings of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board Thiruvananthapuram: The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, charged that the BJP-led central government was trying to …

Kerala CM sees political plot to discredit govt.
2 years, 7 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 …

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 …

Kerala's New Cabinet to Have 21 Ministers as Pinarayi Vijayan Braces for Second Innings
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala's New Cabinet to Have 21 Ministers as Pinarayi Vijayan Braces for Second Innings

News 18  

The second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, to be sworn in on May 20, will have a 21-member cabinet, LDF convenor and CPI acting state secretary A Vijayaraghavan said here on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony of the new Left government would be a low-key affair with limited invitees in view of the COVID-19 situation, he said here after the crucial …

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | Kerala Not ready for a third force, says CSDS-Lokniti Survey
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | Kerala Not ready for a third force, says CSDS-Lokniti Survey

The Hindu  

Kerala, which has been dominated by two alliances, saw the Prime Minister call for a third alternative in the State while launching his party’s campaign. image/svg+xml There is a need for a third alternative to the UDF and LDF Voted UDF Voted LDF Voted NDA Voted others Agree 33 32 32 3 Disagree 43 53 2 3 No response 39 …

Kerala Win Collective Effort, Not Solely Due to Vijayan's Role: CPI(M) Mouthpiece
3 years, 8 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 …

Pinarayi Vijayan's swearing in likely to be delayed as Covid rages in Kerala
3 years, 8 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan's swearing in likely to be delayed as Covid rages in Kerala

India TV News  

The swearing in of Pinarayi Vijayan as the Kerala Chief Minister for the second time in a row, might be delayed as the state is in the grip of a severe second wave of coronavirus where the test positivity rate has been hovering around 25 per cent for a while with the total number of active cases crossing the three …

Breaking the Chain: Pinarayi Vijayan Achieves What No Other Leader Has Managed in Kerala Since 1980
3 years, 8 months ago

Breaking the Chain: Pinarayi Vijayan Achieves What No Other Leader Has Managed in Kerala Since 1980

News 18  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has pulled off what no other government in Kerala could do since 1980, when the broad contours of the LDF-UDF coalition politics first got formalised. Kerala’s Own Strongman Clearly, the makeover of the no-nonsense CPM state secretary, not given to small talk and one who brooks no dissidence, first into a chief minister and then a …

Kerala Elections 2021: Sitaram Yechury Thanks Voters For Reposing Faith in LDF Govt
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Elections 2021: Sitaram Yechury Thanks Voters For Reposing Faith in LDF Govt

News 18  

With the CPI-led LDF set to return to power in Kerala, the party’s general secretary Sitaram Yechury in a video message on Sunday thanked the state’s electorate for showing confidence in the party and vowed that the Left party will continue to fight the challenges faced by people. With the initial trends from the state showing the ruling LDF maintaining …

Kerala election results: Ruling LDF heading for a historic win
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala election results: Ruling LDF heading for a historic win

Live Mint  

The ruling CPI-led Left Democratic Front in Kerala is all set to retain power as it is leading at least in 94 of the 140 assembly seats as counting is still in progress. As per the Election Commission figures, the LDF is ahead in 85 seats, while the opposition Congress-headed UDF is leading in 44segments and the BJP-NDA, in three …

Ahead of counting, Pinarayi Vijayan 'in pole position'
3 years, 8 months ago

Ahead of counting, Pinarayi Vijayan 'in pole position'

India TV News  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to several exit polls results, is in a pole position, as not a single one has said the Congress-led UDF will win. If this turns out to be true, Vijayan will go down in the history of Kerala as the first to lead a sitting government back to office, and since the last four …

Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad

News 18  

The Left Democratic Front, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, scripted history by bucking the over four decade-old trend of alternate front governments in Kerala. Since Kerala is the only Left-ruled state in the country and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led the Kerala campaign for his party, the outcome of this election is important for the political future of both …

Pinarayi scripts historic win in Kerala
3 years, 8 months ago

Pinarayi scripts historic win in Kerala

India Today  

It wasn’t just the scale of the victory, 99 seats out of a possible 140. On May 2, Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPI-led Left Democratic Front also put a halt to the revolving door governments in Kerala, where regimes changed every five years. The criticisms are many, that it failed to take advantage of the alleged scandals that plagued the …

'Left will be shown its place, UDF poised for comfortable win': Shashi Tharoor
3 years, 9 months ago

'Left will be shown its place, UDF poised for comfortable win': Shashi Tharoor

Hindustan Times  

He is one of the star campaigners of the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala. Shashi Tharoor, also an MP from Thiruvananthapuram, spoke to Hindustan Times about UDF’s prospects, BJP’s threat and many other issues ahead of the Kerala assembly polls. In addition, our “people’s manifesto”, arrived at after extensive consultations, and our list of candidates, featuring 55% fresh faces, …

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