An offer, an uproar, and a rejection
8 months, 1 week ago

An offer, an uproar, and a rejection

The Hindu  

On April 1, the president of the Kerala unit of the Social Democratic Party of India, Muvattupuzha Ashraf Moulvi, held a press conference and offered support to the Congress in the State in the Lok Sabha elections. BJP State chief K. Surendran questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is seeking re-election from Wayanad, to clarify his stance on the party’s endorsement of the SDPI. Four days after the SDPI’s press conference, recognising the potential backlash from both Hindus and Christians, the Congress leadership rejected the offer of support from the SDPI. Whatever be the Congress’s stand, UDF candidates perceive the SDPI’s votes as crucial in a tight contest, not only in the Malabar region but also in some constituencies in south Kerala.

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Congress's Decision to Reject SDPI Support Upsets BJP Poll Strategy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress's Decision to Reject SDPI Support Upsets BJP Poll Strategy

Deccan Chronicle  

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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 …

BJP, Congress exchange allegations over secret deal with SDPI
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP, Congress exchange allegations over secret deal with SDPI

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: As the assembly elections in Karnataka is approaching fast, the BJP leaders have found a new weapon against the Congress party. Two days ago, during a press conference, SDPI national general secretary Elyas Mohammed Thumbe had stated that during the 2018 assembly election, the Congress leaders had requested the SDPI to restrict its candidates to only three constituencies. "The …

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