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 price of natural rubber to ₹300 per kg.” Vijayan responded and asserted that the BJP’s polarisation agenda won’t work in the southern state, which has always opposed communalism tooth and nail. Apparently referring to Thalassery Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany, who made a statement recently that his community could help the BJP if that party addressed the concerns of farmers, Vijayan said such “opportunists” do not represent the people of Kerala. “Just because some opportunists say some things, Sangh Parivar and their leaders shouldn’t think that this is the general sentiment of Kerala,” CM Vijayan said. All these attacks were attributed to the Sangh Parivar.” BJP Slams ‘Vote Bank’ Politics The BJP in the state has accused the ruling Left in Kerala and the Congress of treating Christians in the state like a “vote bank” and not allowing them to express their views freely if they favour the party in power at the Centre.

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UDF criticises Vijayaraghavan’s ‘communal forces’ remark
17 hours, 51 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 …

Why BJP Lost Key Kerala Bypoll in Palakkad Despite Strong RSS Base
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Why BJP Lost Key Kerala Bypoll in Palakkad Despite Strong RSS Base

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 18:05 IST - 5 MINS READ The Palakkad debacle of the Bharatiya Janata Party was a story of so near yet so far: After steadily gaining ground over the past decade in the town, the party suddenly lost ground in the November 2024 Assembly byelection. Congress-led United Democratic Front’s Rahul Mamkootathil defeated BJP’s C. Krishnakumar, …

Could BJP infighting in Kerala dash its Palakkad bypoll win hopes?
1 month, 1 week 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; …

CPM-led LDF Campaign Kicks Off in Kerala
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

CPM-led LDF Campaign Kicks Off in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the CPM-led LDF's election campaign for the upcoming by-election in Chelakara constituency. The chief minister targeted Congress leaders K Sudhakaran and V D Satheesan, accusing them of shielding RSS shakhas and venerating Golwalkar's portrait respectively. He also addressed the issue of gold smuggling in Malappuram, highlighting the high seizure of gold and questioning the …

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 …

Kunhalikutty seeks Pinarayi Vijayan’s response over ADGP-Hosabale meeting
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kunhalikutty seeks Pinarayi Vijayan’s response over ADGP-Hosabale meeting

The Hindu  

Indian Union Muslim League leader P.K. Kunhalikutty has sought Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s response over the reported meeting between M.R. “It is being alleged that the Thrissur Pooram festivities were messed up to help the BJP win the Lok Sabha election from that constituency. The Left Democratic Front, which claims to be the champions of minority rights, and the BJP, …

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 …

Will Suresh Gopi's victory change the political landscape of Kerala?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Suresh Gopi's victory change the political landscape of Kerala?

New Indian Express  

Once the tension and travails of the just-concluded 18th Lok Sabha elections are over, the big question that awaits political analysts will be the future of the bipolar coalition system in Kerala and its consequent impact on Indian politics. Is the Bharatiya Janata Party poised for growth in Kerala, a state which remained isolated from the Hindutva march in Indian …

Rejected again, CPM in Kerala battling for Lok Sabha relevance
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rejected again, CPM in Kerala battling for Lok Sabha relevance

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For successive Lok Sabha elections, the voters of Kerala have rejected the politics put forward by the CPM. Then there was the anti-incumbency factor against the Pinarayi Vijayan government over a series of issues, ranging from the controversy surrounding chief minister’s daughter Veena T to the failure to release welfare pensions and provide service benefits to government servants. From …

LDF hopeful of winning majority seats in Kerala: State Secretary M V Govindan
7 months, 3 weeks ago

LDF hopeful of winning majority seats in Kerala: State Secretary M V Govindan

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Monday exuded confidence that the ruling Left Democratic Front would win a majority of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala. Addressing a press conference after the state secretariat of the CPM, the first meeting of the party leadership after the polls on April 26, Govindan said the people had rejected Narendra …

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 …

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

Jose K. Mani interview | ‘Primary focus of INDIA bloc is to articulate a narrative against BJP’
8 months, 1 week ago

Jose K. Mani interview | ‘Primary focus of INDIA bloc is to articulate a narrative against BJP’

The Hindu  

Jose K. Mani, chairman of the Kerala Congress, a constituent of the Left Democratic Front in Kerala, also serves as one of the campaign managers of the INDIA bloc at the national level. The KC is locked in a tight fight with Kerala Congress, which is part of the United Democratic Front, to retain the Kottayam seat in the 2024 …

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?

News 18  

The Kerala-connect by the saffron brigade has come a long way in the last year – from The Kerala Story, a movie based on alleged religious conversions of women from the southern state, and ‘Sneha Yatra’ to Prime Minister Modi’s repeated visits and his decision to host the Christian community’s leader at his residence. Local politicians cutting across party lines …

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 …

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 …

Week after joining BJP, Kerala Orthodox Syrian Church priest removed from posts
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Week after joining BJP, Kerala Orthodox Syrian Church priest removed from posts

Hindustan Times  

A week joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, a priest belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala was stripped of his official responsibilities within the Church on account of some complaints that have been raised against him, officials said. HT Image Fr Shaiju Kurian, who served as secretary of the Nilackal diocese of the Church, and …

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 …

Kerala CM Calls Upon All Secular, Democratic Forces to Fight Communalism
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala CM Calls Upon All Secular, Democratic Forces to Fight Communalism

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the Hindutva brand of communalism was trying to transform India from a vibrant model of democracy to a breeding ground of communal hatred. The news from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh repeatedly reminds us that communalism and fascism can drain away the last bit of empathy and love from a human being, …

Will Manipur violence, Uniform Civil Code spoil BJP game plan in Kerala?
1 year, 5 months ago

Will Manipur violence, Uniform Civil Code spoil BJP game plan in Kerala?

India Today  

The BJP in Kerala had been upbeat after church leaders, including Syro-Malabar church head George Alencherry, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year and viewed the party as no threat to the minorities. However, the two-month-long ethnic conflict in BJP-ruled Manipur, which has a 41 per cent Christian population, and the renewed debate over a Uniform Civil Code have …

'No amount of false propaganda can undo real Kerala story'
1 year, 7 months ago

'No amount of false propaganda can undo real Kerala story'

New Indian Express  

Alongside the Karnataka polls, bye-elections were held to two Assembly seats in UP, one in Odisha and a Parliament seat in Punjab. In most of the states, like Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra etc., the Congress is either completely absent or is present only marginally. What would be the Opposition strategy in …

As BJP Woos Kerala Church, What Does Christian Leaders' Meet With Modi Indicate?
1 year, 7 months ago

As BJP Woos Kerala Church, What Does Christian Leaders' Meet With Modi Indicate?

The Quint  

“There is growing anxiety over what is being perceived as stagnation of Christian population in the state. Among Catholic churches there are those which have promised incentives for married couples who would want more than one or two children,” a church elder of a prominent church in Kozhikode told The Quint on condition of anonymity. While demographically, there is no …

Kerala BJP Leaders Visit Bishop Houses on Easter in Move to Woo Christians
1 year, 8 months ago

Kerala BJP Leaders Visit Bishop Houses on Easter in Move to Woo Christians

News 18  

The BJP leaders of Kerala, including Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan and party national executive member and former state president, P.K. While Muraleedharan visited the Latin Catholic Arch diocese headquarters and exchanged wishes with the Archbishop Mar George Netto, Krishnadas visited the Thalassesry Archbishop, Mar Joseph Pamplani at the Thalassery Bishop House. BJP state president K. …

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 …

Nadda privately meets Kerala Catholic archbishops; BJP-backed Christian organisation on cards
2 years, 2 months ago

Nadda privately meets Kerala Catholic archbishops; BJP-backed Christian organisation on cards

The Hindu  

Amidst reports over the Bharatiya Janata Party stepping up its efforts to woo the Catholic vote bank in Central Travancore, a closed-door meeting held between the party’s national president J.P. Nadda with two catholic Archbishops in Kottayam a couple of days ago is triggering widespread speculation in the political circles. The BJP delegation, on the other hand, also comprised the …

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 …

Party Wants Either Muslims or Christians on Its Side to Crack Kerala Conundrum - News18
2 years, 7 months ago

Party Wants Either Muslims or Christians on Its Side to Crack Kerala Conundrum - News18

News 18  

From just seven states in 2014 to 17 states in 2022, the BJP footprint has grown beyond traditional strongholds to conquer new forts like the Northeast. In Part 5 of the series, we assess the BJP’s tactics to establish itself as a serious electoral contender in Kerala where tangible success still eludes it due to unique demographic challenges. He then …

Narcotic Jihad Case: BJP Leaders Meet Bishop, Congress Accuses Govt of Being 'Mute Spectator'
3 years, 3 months ago

Narcotic Jihad Case: BJP Leaders Meet Bishop, Congress Accuses Govt of Being 'Mute Spectator'

News 18  

With the controversy over “love and narcotic jihad” remark by Pala Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt refusing to die down, the Congress and the BJP on Monday engaged in a fresh round of verbal sparring, trading charges against each other over the issue. Addressing devotees during a church celebration at Kuravilangad in Kottayam district last week, the Bishop had said that as …

Pinarayi Vijayan's swearing in likely to be delayed as Covid rages in Kerala
3 years, 7 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 …

BJP loses lone seat in Kerala, Metroman, state president fail
3 years, 7 months ago

BJP loses lone seat in Kerala, Metroman, state president fail

India Today  

The BJP-NDA, which fought the April 2 assembly polls with the fancy claim of winning at least 35 seats in Kerala,on Sunday came a cropper as it failed to retain even its lone segment Nemom, even as all its major contestants, including ''Metroman'' E Sreedharan and party state chief K Surendran fell by the wayside. The saffron party's poll ride …

Lack of Strong Leadership, Gold Smuggling Scam, Sabarimala Issue: Examining UDF's Downfall in Kerala
3 years, 7 months ago

Lack of Strong Leadership, Gold Smuggling Scam, Sabarimala Issue: Examining UDF's Downfall in Kerala

News 18  

A high voltage state-wide campaign raising the Sabarimala women’s entry issue and gold smuggling scam failed to better the fortunes of the Congress-led UDF at the hustings,as it lacked a strong state leadership to take on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF on the ground. Though the UDF, led by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala fought the …

Kerala Elections 2021: Poll Results Prove There is No Room for Communal Politics in State, Says Vijayan
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Elections 2021: Poll Results Prove There is No Room for Communal Politics in State, Says Vijayan

News 18  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday dedicated the historic victory of the Left Democratic Front in the assembly polls to the people and said it proved that there was no room for communal politics in the state. Flaying both the Congress-led UDF and BJP-NDA and a section of the “right wing” media for trying to tarnish the image of …

Kerala Elections 2021: Sitaram Yechury Thanks Voters For Reposing Faith in LDF Govt
3 years, 7 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 …

Ahead of counting, Pinarayi Vijayan 'in pole position'
3 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight
3 years, 8 months ago

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight

News 18  

Sabarimala, Ex-CM's Son, Metro Man: Before Voting on April 6, Know All About Kerala's Interesting Fight Last Updated: April 04, 2021, 10:49 IST The elections this year, like the previous years, will have a contest between the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front and the main challenger UDF. Nemom In the 2016 Assembly polls, Nemom grabbed national headlines, …

'Left will be shown its place, UDF poised for comfortable win': Shashi Tharoor
3 years, 8 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, …

Kerala Assembly election: LDF government on its path to a record second term in office as predicted by all opinion surveys
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Assembly election: LDF government on its path to a record second term in office as predicted by all opinion surveys

The Hindu  

The ruling Left Democratic Front ’s emphatic victory in the local body elections held in December, under the shadow of an onslaught of corruption charges by the opposition trying to eclipse the government’s record in office, continued to be a morale booster for its candidates in Kerala as the campaign for the Assembly elections 2021 entered its last lap. Unusually, …

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | A battle over the elusive fruit of continuity
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | A battle over the elusive fruit of continuity

The Hindu  

The campaign narratives in Kerala in the run up to the Assembly polls on April 6 illustrate a zealous attempt to validate, and an equally ardent bid to push back, the presumed ‘certainty’ of a forthcoming turning point in its electoral history. However hard the LDF tried to restrict the electioneering discourse to its development record and social welfare initiatives, …

Why Kerala may not swing this time round
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Kerala may not swing this time round

Live Mint  

Earlier this summer, a diaspora Malayali travelled from Yemen to Kerala in order to campaign for his favourite communist politician, A. Pradeep Kumar, in Kozhikode. But we will not let the party be harmed in any way now.” The man represents a notable category: a large section of Malayalis who’ve been drawn into politics this election season by the prospect …

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | In Dharmadam, UDF and NDA take on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his home turf
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 | In Dharmadam, UDF and NDA take on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his home turf

The Hindu  

On Wednesday, residents of Kakkoth, a small ward in Chembilode panchayat in the Dharmadam constituency in Kannur, were in jubilation. They would soon catch a glimpse of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, visiting the ward as part of the Left Democratic Front’s election campaign. I appeal to you to vote for the LDF to ensure a secular State, for development and …

Kerala polls: BJP gets another chance to make inroads, but prevailing in coastal state seems improbable
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala polls: BJP gets another chance to make inroads, but prevailing in coastal state seems improbable

Firstpost  

Even as the BJP has commanded significant support in North India and has made inroads in East and Northeast India, the South and especially the state of Kerala has evaded the Saffron wave. However, notwithstanding the subsequent poll losses, a look at the party’s performance since the 2014 general elections show that slowly but steadily, the BJP has been building …

The election-eve political climate in Kerala has changed little from when the LDF won the local body elections last year
3 years, 8 months ago

The election-eve political climate in Kerala has changed little from when the LDF won the local body elections last year

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been trying hard to increase its vote share in key constituencies, win over new sections of voters through political manoeuvres and thus achieve a breakthrough in Kerala, is unlikely to accomplish anything dramatic in terms of seats in the Assembly elections to be held on April 6. The 2016 Assembly elections saw the triumph …

Pre-poll surveys just opinions, LDF workers should not be lax in campaigning: Kerala CM
3 years, 9 months ago

Pre-poll surveys just opinions, LDF workers should not be lax in campaigning: Kerala CM

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that pre-poll survey reports predicting continuation of Left Democratic Front rule in state are just opinions and urged the Left party cadres not to be overconfident and never show any laxity in campaign work. Vijayan's reaction came a day after senior Congress leader, Ramesh Chennithala had lashed out at the media houses …

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 …

Kerala Assembly polls | Tightrope walk for the Congress
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Assembly polls | Tightrope walk for the Congress

The Hindu  

Candidate selection for key seats in the capital district in proving to be a tightrope walk for the Congress. Despite witnessing much wrangling for seats, the party leadership is yet to zero in on ‘winnable’ candidates for the Nemom, Vattiyurkavu and Kazhakuttom segments. However, with Nemom, the BJP’s lone seat in Kerala, fast emerging a focal point of the upcoming …

Kerala Polls 2021: Another Setback For Congress! Vijayan Thomas Joins BJP Citing ‘Groupism’ In KPCC
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala Polls 2021: Another Setback For Congress! Vijayan Thomas Joins BJP Citing ‘Groupism’ In KPCC

ABP News  

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee suffers another blow within a week as one more top leader has shifted the camp days ahead of the assembly elections. Former Kerala Congress leader Vijayan Thomas, who was a general secretary in the party, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Friday. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vijayan Thomas, KPCC General Secretary who resigned …

Congress's Ramesh Chennithala accuses Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan of violating poll code
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress's Ramesh Chennithala accuses Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan of violating poll code

India Today  

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday alleged that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan violated the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the state assembly election. Ramesh Chennithala, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, wrote to Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena, claiming that Pinarayi Vijayan violated the MCC by announcing new policies after the assembly …

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