Kerala’s coalition politics heats up as Rajya Sabha seats come into play
7 months ago

Kerala’s coalition politics heats up as Rajya Sabha seats come into play

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India and the Congress party, helming the ruling Left Democratic Front and the Opposition United Democratic Front respectively, appear to face a crucial test of their coalition management skills on the allocation of three Rajya Sabha seats that will become vacant a month after the Lok Sabha 2024 election results are declared. The six-year tenure of three Rajya Sabha seats, currently held by CPI leader Elamaram Kareem, CPI State secretary Binoy Viswam, and Kerala Congress chairman Jose K. Mani, will end on July 1. IUML stance The IUML leadership believes that it has already struck a pact on the lone winnable Rajya Sabha seat when the party sought a third seat on the eve of the Lok Sabha elections. Wayanad byelection question However a victory for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from both Wayanad and Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha elections could provide the IUML with an opportunity to wrestle with the Congress for the Wayanad seat in the byelection.

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IUML, Congress slam Kerala CPI(M) leader's remark extremist support Gandhis
19 hours, 22 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 …

CPI, Congress in West Bengal: A Potential Alliance Emerges
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CPI, Congress in West Bengal: A Potential Alliance Emerges

The Hindu  

CPI(M) is open to an alliance with the Congress in West Bengal, despite both parties fielding candidates separately for the upcoming byelections. The Left Front has made seat adjustments considering parties outside the Left Front, with a candidate of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation fielded in the Haroa and …

CPM leader P Jayarajan’s book may ignite hot debates in Kerala
3 months, 2 weeks ago

CPM leader P Jayarajan’s book may ignite hot debates in Kerala

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: CPM state committee member P Jayarajan’s book on Muslim politics in Kerala will examine the ‘tie up’ between the IUML and Jama’at-e-Islami in Kerala, a hotly-discussed topic in the state post the Lok Sabha elections. It may be recalled that IUML leaders, including M K Muneer and K M Shaji, were bitter critics of Jama’at-e-Islami. However, many believe that …

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2
5 months, 1 week ago

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 1 seat, leading in 10; NDA parties ahead in 2

Deccan Chronicle  

INDIA bloc member AAP won the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab while the alliance's other constituents -- Congress, TMC and DMK -- were leading in 10 of the remaining 12 seats where by-elections were held earlier this week, according to the counting trends on the Election Commission website and state officials.While the BJP was in the lead in Himachal …

Maha News | Ruling Mahayuti back to drawing table in its bid to retain power in state, MVA aims to repeat performance
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maha News | Ruling Mahayuti back to drawing table in its bid to retain power in state, MVA aims to repeat performance

Hindustan Times  

After the ruling alliance's debacle and the opposition MVA coalition's impressive show in the Lok Sabha elections, the battle between rival coalitions in Maharashtra is set to intensify further as the assembly elections are expected to be held in September-October. In the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance won 17 out of 48 seats while the opposition Maharashtra Vikas …

Will Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad Help Congress' Prospects in 2026 Kerala Polls?
6 months ago

Will Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad Help Congress' Prospects in 2026 Kerala Polls?

The Quint  

Wayanad, the hilly constituency in Kerala that sent Rahul Gandhi to the Lok Sabha in 2019 and 2024 with huge margins, is gearing up for a by-election, with the senior Congress leader choosing to retain the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. The national leadership has ensured that Rahul's exit from Wayanad does not cause any disappointment to the Congress …

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in Wayanad bypoll may be a gamechanger for Congress-led UDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls
6 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in Wayanad bypoll may be a gamechanger for Congress-led UDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls

The Hindu  

The decision of the Congress to nominate All India Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the bypoll from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, following Rahul Gandhi’s relinquishment of the seat, appears to be aimed mainly at boosting the United Democratic Front ’s prospects in Kerala for the 2026 Assembly elections. It is not Priyanka Gandhi who is coming …

‘Stickler to coalition dharma’, CPM gifts Rajya Sabha seat to KC(M)
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Stickler to coalition dharma’, CPM gifts Rajya Sabha seat to KC(M)

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Taking a cue from the Lok Sabha election results in the state, the CPM appeared to take a more considerate line towards its allies by dropping its claim to a Rajya Sabha seat. Party supremo Jose K Mani is KC’s candidate and state assistant secretary P P Suneer is CPI’s nominee. The LDF meeting in the state capital on …

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 …

The stakes are high for Kerala Congress (Mani)
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The stakes are high for Kerala Congress (Mani)

The Hindu  

The Kerala Congress has won the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat. A big loss Meanwhile, as Kerala Congress reels from its defeat in the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat, speculations are rife about its future within the Left Democratic Front. The emphasis on the plight of rubber growers — the core political agenda of Kerala Congress — has failed to disturb the …

Kerala Congress (M) firm on demand for Rajya Sabha seat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Congress (M) firm on demand for Rajya Sabha seat

New Indian Express  

KOTTAYAM : With the party losing the lone seat it contested in the Lok Sabha election, the Kerala Congress has decided to stand firm on its demand for the Rajya Sabha seat for party chairman Jose K Mani. With bilateral discussions slated to begin after the CPM secretariat meeting on Saturday, the KC leadership has resolved not to entertain any …

BJP’s Lok Sabha victory sparks tripolar shift in Kerala’s polity
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Lok Sabha victory sparks tripolar shift in Kerala’s polity

The Hindu  

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have turned these polls into a tripolar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share

The Hindu  

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seemed to have turned these polls into a tri-polar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

Kerala Election Results 2024 Live: Rahul Gandhi wins Wayanad seat, list inside
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Election Results 2024 Live: Rahul Gandhi wins Wayanad seat, list inside

Hindustan Times  

Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha constituencies that went in for the fierce political battle, with a voter turnout of 67.08% recorded in a single-phase election in the state on April 26, 2024. Kerala Election Results 2024 Live: The intense political battle between the state-ruling Left Democratic Front, Congress-led United Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata Party comes down to this day …

INDIA bloc meeting: Leaders discuss state-wise possible outcomes of Lok Sabha elections
6 months, 3 weeks ago

INDIA bloc meeting: Leaders discuss state-wise possible outcomes of Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders held a meeting on Saturday as voting for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections concludes on June 1. NCP and other Maharashtra leaders claimed that Maha Vikas Aghadi wil easily win 24 seats in the state. After the meeting, Congree President Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to the media and claimed that I.N.D.I.A bloc will win more than …

Kerala: Two more claimants in Left front for Rajya Sabha seat
7 months ago

Kerala: Two more claimants in Left front for Rajya Sabha seat

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The imminent vacancies to Rajya Sabha from the state seem to be posing a major challenge to the ruling Left front. Of the two seats, the CPM is likely to take one seat while Left allies CPI, Kerala Congress and RJD have raised demands for the second seat. The party is of the view that since it has not …

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s political chess, juggling between Wayanad and Rae Bareli, leaves Congress in a quandary in Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fighting the second seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from another perceived stronghold of the party in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, may have brought himself to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Hindi heartland. If Mr. Gandhi relinquishes the Wayanad seat, many Congress leaders believe that it will impact the Congress party’s prospects in …

Election 2024 Highlights: Cong announces tickets for Raj Babbar, Anand Sharma
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024 Highlights: Cong announces tickets for Raj Babbar, Anand Sharma

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the third of seven phases is on May 7 Election 2024 News Highlights: The political parties have intensified their poll campaigns for the remaining constituencies, for the second phase of India's general elections culminated on Friday. State BJP leader Kiran Patil has said that PM Modi's rally will begin at 12:30pm and will be attended by Maharashtra chief …

Election 2024 Highlights: Cong announces tickets for Raj Babbar, Anand Sharma
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024 Highlights: Cong announces tickets for Raj Babbar, Anand Sharma

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the third of seven phases is on May 7 Election 2024 News Highlights: The political parties have intensified their poll campaigns for the remaining constituencies, for the second phase of India's general elections culminated on Friday. State BJP leader Kiran Patil has said that PM Modi's rally will begin at 12:30pm and will be attended by Maharashtra chief …

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 …

Watch | Why Lok Sabha polls in Kerala have attracted national attention
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch | Why Lok Sabha polls in Kerala have attracted national attention

The Hindu  

The battle for the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, known for its bipolar politics, always choosing between the Congress-led United Front and the CPI-led Left Front, has attracted national attention this time for a variety of reasons. Firstly, as these two entities battle it out in Kerala this time, they have a seat-sharing arrangement elsewhere in the country as …

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 …

INDIA bloc partners trade blows in Kerala as BJP seeks to queer the pitch
8 months ago

INDIA bloc partners trade blows in Kerala as BJP seeks to queer the pitch

The Hindu  

It is raining promises in the unusually hot summer of April in Kerala as campaigning for the Lok Sabha election has reached a crescendo. The United Democratic Front led by the Congress and the Left Democratic Front led by the CPI — arch rivals in Kerala but allies in the INDIA bloc elsewhere, including fallen Communist citadels West Bengal and …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 in Kerala | On the campaign trail
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 in Kerala | On the campaign trail

The Hindu  

With the polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections nearing, candidates and political parties in Kerala have been on the campaign trail. Like in the past General Elections, Kerala will have its elections on a single day, in the second phase of polling of 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Left Democratic Front has fielded heavyweight candidates against the Congress-led United …

Lok Sabha polls | Left leaders in Mahe will not extend support to Congress candidate for Puducherry
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Left leaders in Mahe will not extend support to Congress candidate for Puducherry

The Hindu  

April 02, 2024 11:36 am | Updated 11:36 am IST - PUDUCHERRY The bitter political fight between Congress and the Left in Kerala has cast its shadow on the political landscape of the Union Territory’s enclave of Mahe, situated close to Kerala’s Kannur and Kozhikode districts. Cadres of the Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India in Mahe …

J’khand jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc as JMM turns down Cong seat-share formula
8 months, 3 weeks ago

J’khand jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc as JMM turns down Cong seat-share formula

New Indian Express  

RANCHI : The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Wednesday rejected the seat-sharing formula with Congress, dealing another blow to the grand old party already struggling to finalise its candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand. Referring to the Congress’s claims of reaching a consensus over the formula 7-5-1-1, JMM general secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya denied knowing any such formula. As …

Tamil Nadu faces a four-cornered Lok Sabha contest
9 months ago

Tamil Nadu faces a four-cornered Lok Sabha contest

New Indian Express  

The alliances have been formed, pacts sealed and campaigning begun in earnest in Tamil Nadu, which will see a four-cornered race in the upcoming parliamentary polls. The DMK-led bloc embarks on its campaign with allies who have contested multiple elections together, thereby ensuring smoother coordination at the ground level. On paper, the DMK alliance, touted as an ideological one, seems …

The fight for minority votes in Kerala
9 months ago

The fight for minority votes in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India and the Congress are fighting for Christian and Muslim votes in Kerala. The Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, an influential Sunni organisation, and the Latin Catholic Church have expressed their worry about the divisive politics playing out in the country. In an attempt to outpace the Congress in its minority outreach, the CPI announced last week …

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 …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDA Announces Seat-sharing Deal For Bihar, BJP To Contest 17 Seats, JDU 16
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NDA Announces Seat-sharing Deal For Bihar, BJP To Contest 17 Seats, JDU 16

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates On Upcoming Elections in India Our Live Coverage On Lok Sabha Election 2024 Has Moved Here. Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Chirag Paswan And All Of Us Are Satisfied, Says LJP Chief Raju Tiwari Bihar LJP chief Raju Tiwari, on party getting five seats in NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls …

MVA negotiations face hurdle on four Lok Sabha seats; Kharge discusses with Pawar
9 months, 1 week ago

MVA negotiations face hurdle on four Lok Sabha seats; Kharge discusses with Pawar

The Hindu  

The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has outlined a seat-sharing arrangement for nearly all constituencies, but negotiations continue for four contentious Lok Sabha seats in the State. The MVA, consisting of the Shiv Sena, the Congress, and the NCP, faces considerations linked to the historical practice of the undivided Shiv Sena of fielding candidates against the NCP-Congress coalition in the western …

Lok Sabha 2024: Shifting Sands in Kerala
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha 2024: Shifting Sands in Kerala

The Quint  

Traditional alliances and relationships are breaking down or shifting shape, and new vote banks are being sought with ferocity. Jyothi Kumar is a senior journalist based in Thrissur and enjoys delving into data to analyse political trends in his state and around the world. He largely agrees with the opinion polls conducted by C Voter and other credible agencies that …

Rajya Sabha seat for IUML: Discontent brewing against Congress leadership
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajya Sabha seat for IUML: Discontent brewing against Congress leadership

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the Opposition is trying to wriggle out of the third seat imbroglio created by IUML, the front leadership is badly missing the skills and tactics of a seasoned leader like Oommen Chandy. Even as the IUML demand for a third seat has been dragging on, the Congress camp fumes about lack of tactical approach by state Congress chief …

Lok Sabha polls: Congress to contest 16 seats in Kerala, state unit urges Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Congress to contest 16 seats in Kerala, state unit urges Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad

India TV News  

The Congress has announced that the Party will contest 16 seats in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and the allocation of seats within the opposition United Democratic Front has been finalised. Meanwhile, Kerala unit of the party has urged Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad which he currently represents in the Lok Sabha in the forthcoming general elections. …

Impasse over third seat for IUML holds up UDF seat sharing in Kerala
10 months ago

Impasse over third seat for IUML holds up UDF seat sharing in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: Earlier, it was presumed that Congress would give two seats to IUML The dilemma over the demand of a ‘third seat’ by the Indian Union Muslim League in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections has delayed the seat-sharing configuration within the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala, said those familiar with the development. For decades, IUML, as part of the …

KC(M) to stake claim for Rajya Sabha seat for Jose K Mani
10 months, 1 week ago

KC(M) to stake claim for Rajya Sabha seat for Jose K Mani

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: After its demand for a second seat in the coming Lok Sabha elections was turned down by the LDF, the Kerala Congress plans to stake claim for a Rajya Sabha seat for party chairman Jose K Mani, whose tenure will expire in July. Political analysts feel the KC demanded an extra seat besides its sitting seat of Kottayam in …

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 …

No strategy, no seat sharing agreement: I.N.D.I. Alliance is still just an acronym while Lok Sabha elections loom close
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No strategy, no seat sharing agreement: I.N.D.I. Alliance is still just an acronym while Lok Sabha elections loom close

Op India  

The Lok Sabha election is just around the corner, with polling to take place in April-May. Alliance which was formed as a single cohesive unit of twenty-eight political parties to take down Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance, is already facing fractures with leaders like West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Punjab Chief Minister Bhgawant Mann ruling out …

India bloc needs a slogan, not a leader
11 months, 4 weeks ago

India bloc needs a slogan, not a leader

New Indian Express  

It is, both numerically and geographically. However, its two dozen members stretching from Kashmir to Kanyakumari are mostly caste- and family-run organisations. The INDIA quandary is that barring the Congress, none of the other 20-odd parties can collectively win more than 125 seats across the country. Moreover, being a marriage of convenience, not conviction, INDIA is not homogeneously woven together …

Congress calls for the next I.N.D.I.A alliance meeting on December 6
1 year ago

Congress calls for the next I.N.D.I.A alliance meeting on December 6

India TV News  

Amid Assembly Election Results 2023, Congress calls for the next INDIA alliance meeting on December 6. Party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge dials alliance partners for a meeting in Delhi. The main agenda is likely to be sharing seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, crucial as early signs suggest Congress losing in key states. In the Mumbai meeting, the opposition …

Congress State units will decide seat sharing with others: Kharge
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress State units will decide seat sharing with others: Kharge

The Hindu  

The State units of the Congress party will take their own decisions on seat sharing with regional parties for the upcoming Assembly elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Wednesday, adding that seat sharing discussions for the Lok Sabha polls are yet to happen. “Decision on seat sharing with parties in the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance for Assembly elections …

INDIA bloc holds panel meeting on seat sharing, poll strategy
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA bloc holds panel meeting on seat sharing, poll strategy

India Today  

The Opposition bloc INDIA's Coordination Committee held its first meeting on Wednesday and according to the details, leaders of several opposition parties have sought an early seat-sharing formula to be worked out to ensure that a joint candidate is put up from the opposition side against the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates in Lok Sabha seats. Talking to reporters, NCP state …

Congress workers take out victory laps across Kerala to celebrate Puthupally by-election win
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress workers take out victory laps across Kerala to celebrate Puthupally by-election win

The Hindu  

Congress workers took out victory laps across Kerala to celebrate Chandy Oommen’s emphatic by-election win on Friday on the party’s home turf in Puthupally Assembly constituency. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran said the Congress has carved a clear path to victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and beyond. Mr. Sudhakaran said the by-election victories in the two …

I.N.D.I.A. alliance vows to fight Lok Sabha elections 'together' but with a caveat
1 year, 3 months ago

I.N.D.I.A. alliance vows to fight Lok Sabha elections 'together' but with a caveat

Op India  

alliance parties on Friday passed a resolution in its Mumbai meeting, resolving to fight the upcoming general elections slated for May 2024 ‘together’ but with a loaded caveat: ‘as far as possible’. “We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections together as far as possible,” the resolution passed by a motley collection of opposition parties, …

MNM undecided on alliance, DMDK no longer part of NDA
1 year, 5 months ago

MNM undecided on alliance, DMDK no longer part of NDA

The Hindu  

Actor Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam, which was not invited to the meeting of Opposition parties in Bengaluru, is undecided on joining a coalition, despite its “close relations” with the Congress. Against this backdrop, Mr. Haasan was expected to take part at the Bengaluru meeting wherein 26 Opposition parties formally named their alliance I.N.D.I.A. Instead, Mr. Haasan was in San …

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 tightens its belt for 2024 Lok Sabha polls: New alliances on the cards
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP tightens its belt for 2024 Lok Sabha polls: New alliances on the cards

India TV News  

With just eight months left for the Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Party is marching ahead with the preparations for polls. Ahead of the big meeting, here's a look at the list of parties that have left the NDA since 2014: Telugu Desam Party : The Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in March …

Rahul Gandhi’s comments on IUML cement Congress-League partnership for Lok Sabha polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s comments on IUML cement Congress-League partnership for Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks during an interaction with journalists at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., that the Indian Union Muslim League is a “completely secular” party may have triggered a political slugfest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress in Delhi. Govindan, the CPI State secretary, praised IUML’s secular credentials and dismissed claims of it being …

Maharashtra unit of BJP wants Assembly election with Lok Sabha poll, Delhi deliberates
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra unit of BJP wants Assembly election with Lok Sabha poll, Delhi deliberates

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central leadership is mulling a proposal from its Maharashtra unit to advance the Assembly elections in the State from October 2024 to coincide with the Lok Sabha poll due in April-May next year. While the State’s Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis has presented a please-all Budget for 2023-24, the party’s State think tank …

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