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1 week, 6 days ago

Kerala local body bypoll results give UDF control in three LDF-ruled wards

The Congress-led United Democratic Front registered a resounding victory in the by-elections held in 31 local self-governing wards in Kerala. Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan appreciated the UDF cadres and said the victory will give energy to the UDF in the local body elections scheduled for December 2025. “The Pinarayi Vijayan government is a huge burden …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala: LDF launches state-wide protest over delay in landslide aid

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPM-led LDF on Thursday organized a state-wide protest across Kerala against the Centre's failure to provide assistance to the landslide-affected areas of Wayanad. A delegation of Kerala MPs, headed by Priyanka Gandhi, met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently to seek immediate aid for the people of landslide-stricken Wayanad. The MPs emphasized that the state needs …

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1 month ago

LDF, UDF grapple with Muslim vote consolidation challenge in Palakkad

New Indian Express

PALAKKAD: While political parties make their final push to secure votes as the bypoll campaigning heads to a climax, the consolidation of Muslim votes in the Palakkad assembly constituency is emerging a challenge given the indirect involvement of politically influential organisations like Samastha, Jamaat-e-Islami, and SDPI. The Congress-led UDF, which is banking on Muslim vote consolidation, have had a relaxed …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chelakkara will be reclaimed, Wayanad and Palakkad retained: KPCC president K. Sudhakaran

The Hindu

The Congress party will reclaim Chelakkara Assembly constituency from Left Democratic Front, says Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran, MP. Addressing an election campaign of United Democratic Front candidate Ramya Haridas at Chelakkara on Tuesday, Mr. Sudhakaran added that the people will deliver a verdict against the authoritarian rule of the Communist Party of India, which has been trampling …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

LDF Alleges BJP's Role in Kodakara Scam: New Revelations Validate Allegations

The Hindu

Left Democratic Front (LDF) Thrissur district committee has confirmed the allegations made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office secretary Tirur Satheesh regarding the Kodakara scam. The committee alleges that the BJP had brought in hawala money concealed in bags and that Dharmarajan, who delivered the cash, met with the BJP State president K. Surendran. The committee has raised this …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

CPI(M) Chief Denies Misrepresenting Malappuram, Hits Out at BJP and Cong

ABP News

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress-led United Front (UF), accusing them of misrepresenting Malappuram district and attempting to sow communal division. Vijayan highlighted the government's strict action against gold smuggling and crimes being viewed as crimes, not attributed to any particular community, and warned that the BJP's divisive …

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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 …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

CPI Candidate Submits Nomination Papers in Wayanad

New Indian Express

LDF candidate Sathyan Mokeri submitted his nomination papers for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election on Thursday. The candidate, CPI's state secretary Binoy Viswam, addressed the LDF election convention and highlighted the government's focus on reviving Wayanad, which was devastated by the recent disaster.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala’s LDF legislator P.V. Anvar to float secular, youth-centric party

The Hindu

Disgruntled Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar said here on Wednesday that he would float a new party ahead of the next local body elections in the State. Mr. Anvar said his party would lay stress on secularism and would accommodate Dalits and backward communities. Kunhalikutty, MLA, said the United Democratic Front would discuss Mr. Anvar’s move to float a new party …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Kerala access funds from the Loss and Damage Fund? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: In the wake of the devastating landslides that recently struck Kerala’s Wayanad district, a crucial conversation has emerged around whether subnational entities can seek compensation through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ’s Loss and Damage Fund. Within India, there is an urgent need for a clear legal and policy framework to streamline climate …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Anvar provides ammunition to Kerala Opposition to assail LDF government

The Hindu

Left Democratic Front independent legislator P.V. Satheesan said Mr. Anvar had resurrected the gold smuggling accusations that dogged the 2016 LDF government. Chilling effect He said Mr. Anvar’s grave accusation that the ADGP, Law and Order, was capable of harming people had a chilling effect on Kerala society. Mr. Satheesan said Mr. Anvar had claimed that the ADGP worked to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala: Congress workers clash, CPI(M) and Congress blame each other over BJP's win in Thrissur

Op India

On Friday, a major clash broke out between two groups of Congress workers inside the District Congress Committee office in Kerala’s Thrissur. Earlier, the CPI and Congress had blamed each other for “helping BJP win this Lok Sabha seat”. CPI and Congress blame each other for helping the BJP register its first victory in Kerala It is pertinent to note …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delayed polling: UDF alleges attempts to rig election in Vadakara

The Hindu

April 27, 2024 07:46 pm | Updated 07:46 pm IST - Kozhikode The United Democratic Front has alleged negligence on the part of polling officials for the “unusual delay” in the completion of voting in the Vadakara constituency. Post-poll meetings held by the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim league also sought an investigation into suspected attempts to derail voting. …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP bets on 2 Union ministers to enter Left stronghold Kerala

Hindustan Times

On a recent rainy evening, a bunch of men, women and children gathered near a local temple, in Parassala, 35km away from Thiruvananthapuram city, where the annual festival is on. Chandrasekhar alleged that the rival Left Democratic Front and United Democratic Front have always spread ‘deep fake propaganda’ about BJP and ‘poisoned the minds of people of certain communities.’ “They …

Kerala Congress Union Ministers Lok Sabha Constituency Votes

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Silent campaign in Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

Decibel levels went several notches down, a day after the high-octane campaign finale that brought several parts of Thiruvananthapuram district to a standstill for several hours. Shashi Tharoor visited various institutions including monasteries before taking a short break at the District Congress Committee office, where he interacted with volunteers of an election call centre there. Attingal The LDF, UDF and …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Thrissur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All You Need to Know About Biggest Kerala Battle Amid Pooram Festivities Row

News 18

The triangular contest in Thrissur is perhaps the most keenly watched electoral fight in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections. The constituency will go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26, amid a heated political war of words over alleged police high-handedness in the Thrissur Pooram festivities. The BJP’s high-profile candidate, Suresh Gopi, …

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8 months ago

DMK expresses support for LDF in Idukki

The Hindu

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam offered support to the Left Democratic Front in Idukki. DMK leaders say the party’s district committee has begun campaign work for Joyce George, the LDF candidate in the Idukki constituency. In Devikulam, Peerumade, and Udumbanchola taluks, there are a considerable number of Tamil voters, and the support of the Tamil Nadu-based political party will be of …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Alathur | A constituency where farmers call the shots

The Hindu

Alathur gained attention well before the final markings of the electoral battle owing to the early arrival of Minister for Welfare of SC/ST and Backward Classes K. Radhakrishnan. Spread in Palakkad and Thrissur districts, Alathur was made out Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency, which had elected former President K.R. With the disappearance of Ottapalam constituency, Assembly segments such as Chelakkara, Kunnamkulam …

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9 months, 1 week ago

IUML rebel K.S. Hamza reposes faith in Ponnani’s political undercurrents

The Hindu

Indian Union Muslim League rebel K.S. The influence Mr. Hamza wields, particularly in the traditional Muslim community in Ponnani, is a matter of concern for his IUML rival Abdussamad Samadani. I was parliamentary committee chairman of the UDF in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Alathur, where Ramya Haridas successfully contested. The LDF camp in Ponnani has been exceptionally brisk, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ruling LDF's hartal begins ahead of Governor's visit

Hindustan Times

Many shops remained closed and the number of vehicles on the roads was comparatively less in the high-range district in the initial hours of the hartal. HT Image The hartal called by the ruling front assumes significance in the wake of Governor Khan's arrival in the district to attend a function of the Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti at Thodupuzha …

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1 year ago

All eyes on Nava Kerala Sadas

The Hindu

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues are on a 44-day tour of the State to hear the public directly, interact with opinion leaders of different political hues, and allow elected representatives to flag the issues of their constituents directly with the Council of Ministers. The high-profile public outreach programme, titled “Nava Kerala Sadas”, which roughly translates as …

Kerala Political Congress State Satheesan Public Iuml

1 year, 2 months ago

Land Bill: LDF launches protest against Idukki Land Freedom Movement

The Hindu

The Left Democratic Front district committee has launched a protest against the Idukki Land Freedom Movement, an umbrella syndicate of traders’ associations, 22 farmers’ groups, and several religious and community organisations over the Kerala Government Land Assignment Bill, 2023. Last week, ILFM leaders urged Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to scrutinise the Kerala Government Land Assignment Bill, 2023, passed by the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bypolls Results 2023 LIVE: BJP Wins Tripura & U'khand Seats; TMC Secures Bengal's Dhupguri, SP Registers Victory in UP's Ghosi

News 18

The results of bypolls in seven assembly seats have been declared. Jai INDIA!” Banerjee wrote in a post on X. I thank the people of Dhupguri for reposing faith in us and voting decisively in our favour in the critical by-election to the Assembly constituency.People in North Bengal have been with us, and trust our strategy of growth, inclusiveness and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Puthuppally bypoll | In the political shadow of Oommen Chandy

The Hindu

A poster placed near the now famous grave at St George Orthodox Church at Puthuppally, in Kottayam district, Kerala, reads: “Oommen Chandy; here lies a saint who intercedes”. The late Chief Minister’s son, Chandy Oommen, is the Congress’ high-profile candidate, given his famous forename and his father’s popularity that seems to endure beyond the grave. Puthuppally, an Assembly constituency where …

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Kerala local body bypoll results give UDF control in three LDF-ruled wards

Kerala: LDF launches state-wide protest over delay in landslide aid

LDF, UDF grapple with Muslim vote consolidation challenge in Palakkad

Chelakkara will be reclaimed, Wayanad and Palakkad retained: KPCC president K. Sudhakaran

LDF Alleges BJP's Role in Kodakara Scam: New Revelations Validate Allegations

CPI(M) Chief Denies Misrepresenting Malappuram, Hits Out at BJP and Cong

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

CPI Candidate Submits Nomination Papers in Wayanad

Kerala’s LDF legislator P.V. Anvar to float secular, youth-centric party

Can Kerala access funds from the Loss and Damage Fund? | Explained

Anvar provides ammunition to Kerala Opposition to assail LDF government

Kerala: Congress workers clash, CPI(M) and Congress blame each other over BJP's win in Thrissur

Delayed polling: UDF alleges attempts to rig election in Vadakara

BJP bets on 2 Union ministers to enter Left stronghold Kerala

Silent campaign in Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All You Need to Know About Biggest Kerala Battle Amid Pooram Festivities Row

DMK expresses support for LDF in Idukki

Alathur | A constituency where farmers call the shots

IUML rebel K.S. Hamza reposes faith in Ponnani’s political undercurrents

Ruling LDF's hartal begins ahead of Governor's visit

All eyes on Nava Kerala Sadas

Land Bill: LDF launches protest against Idukki Land Freedom Movement

Bypolls Results 2023 LIVE: BJP Wins Tripura & U'khand Seats; TMC Secures Bengal's Dhupguri, SP Registers Victory in UP's Ghosi

Puthuppally bypoll | In the political shadow of Oommen Chandy