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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Rs 100 cr bribe' charge and a Pinarayi cabinet aspirant: The new storm in Kerala politics

The Nationalist Congress Party in Kerala is looking into allegations that Thomas K. Thomas, its MLA from Kuttanad, offered Rs 50 crore each to two legislators of the ruling Left Democratic Front to defect to the rival NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar, which has fledgling presence in the state, in an apparent move to pressure chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Vellappally Natesan flays LDF, UDF over ‘minority appeasement’

New Indian Express

Traditionally, the Ezhava community, which constitutes 23% of Kerala’s population, are the Left’s main supporters. “Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliar, who keeps a soft stance on communal issues, also used strong words against me which is unfortunate,” Vellappally said, adding that an economic survey is needed to identify the economic imbalances between different communities in the state. Even Arabic colleges …

Christian Muslim Christians Gopi Suresh Gopi Vellappally

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 …

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8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | In Kerala, online slander campaigns dominate poll narratives as UDF, LDF square off

The Hindu

The use of cyberspace for bullying and harassing public figures, including women politicians contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, appeared to dominate the campaign narrative in Kerala on April 17. The spirited row erupted on April 16 when Ms. Shailaja revealed, somewhat emotionally, that she was a victim of online harassment and humiliation allegedly unleashed by UDF sympathisers championing her …

Political Congress Lok Sabha State Satheesan Parambil Udf

1 year, 2 months ago

JD (S) balancing act: Kerala unit weighs options amid BJP alliance in Karnataka

The Hindu

The Kerala leadership of the Janata Dal, led by its State president Mathew T. Thomas and its lone Minister K. Krishnankutty, will convene with the party’s national president and former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda in Bengaluru on Sunday amid a political crisis brewing within the Left Democratic Front due to JD solidifying its ties with the Bharatiya Janata …

Karnataka Kerala Party Lok Sabha Bjp Nda Ldf

1 year, 3 months ago

Cabinet reshuffle possibility in Kerala kindles ambitions in LDF alliance partners

The Hindu

As the dust settles after the Left Democratic Front’s defeat in the Puthuppally byelection, whispers about an impending Cabinet reshuffle percolated through the corridors of power in the capital. As per the understanding, Transport Minister Antony Raju of the Democratic Kerala Congress would quit office in favour of Kerala Congress leader K.B. Mr. Jayarajan dismissed speculation that the “Opposition-initiated” dark …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'My Father's 13th Win': Key Takeaways From Chandy Oommen's Puthuppally Victory

The Quint

If over half a century's worth of support wasn't enough, Oommen Chandy's hold over Puthuppally was evident in the way the people of the constituency came together to bid goodbye to the 79-year-old leader. The Congress was quick to capitalise on the emotions of voters and fielded Chandy Oommen – who has been working with the party at an organisational …

Chandy Puthuppally Victory

1 year, 3 months ago

In Puthuppally, LDF pays a heavy price for ‘silence’

The Hindu

From the beginning, the Puthuppally byelection was a one-horse race. A strong wave of sympathy for the departed Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who represented the constituency for over five decades, obviously worked to the advantage of his son, the United Democratic Front candidate Chandy Oommen. Baby admitted the need for introspection by his party and the Left front, many in …

Party Bjp Leader Vijayan Ldf Candidate Puthuppally

1 year, 3 months ago

UDF demonstrates its might in Puthuppally, registers landslide victory

The Hindu

The United Democratic Front has once again demonstrated its might in Puthuppally with its candidate Chandy Oommen winning by a landslide the byelection held to the Assembly constituency that was represented by his father Oommen Chandy for 53 years. When the final result of the byelection was announced, Mr. Oommen bagged 80,144 votes to trounce his nearest rival Jaick C. …

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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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Riding on sympathy wave, UDF wins Puthuppally by record margin

The Hindu

The United Democratic Front workers have erupted into frenzied jubilations here as the Congress leader Chandy Oommen has won by a landslide in the by-election held to the Puthuppally Assembly constituency, a seat represented by his father Oommen Chandy for 53 years. Riding on a massive sympathy wave triggered by the death of the veteran Congress leader and a perceived …

Congress Votes Ldf Chandy Oommen Puthuppally Udf Wins

1 year, 3 months ago

73.5% voter turnout in Puthupally bypoll

Hindustan Times

Kochi: A voter turnout of 73.05% was recorded at the end of polling in the Puthuppally Assembly by-election in Kerala on Tuesday, the returning officer said. Brisk polling was seen in the early morning hours at several polling stations in the constituency as voters braved heavy rains to cast their ballots. The by-election was necessitated by the death of veteran …

Congress Constituency Christian Cpm Voter Polling Thomas

1 year, 4 months ago

Puthupally bypoll: Jaick C. Thomas files his nomination as LDF candidate

The Hindu

Jaick C.Thomas, the candidate fielded by the Left Democratic Front for the upcoming by-election at Puthuppally, filed his nomination papers on Wednesday. Accompanied by an LDF delegation, Mr. Thomas submitted the nomination to the returning officer and Kottayam Revenue Divisional Officer Vinod Raj. Binu, Kerala Congress district president Lopez Mathew, and NCP State organisation general secretary K.R. According to an …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Battle lines drawn in Puthuppally as Jaick C. Thomas enters the fray

The Hindu

With a charged-up Left Democratic Front looking to dent the political hegemony of the Congress, the battle lines for a gritty contest have been drawn in Puthuppally, which looks set to elect the successor to its legislator of five decades and Congress leader Oommen Chandy. Having activated the organisational framework at the grassroots, the LDF on Friday hit the ground …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Congress' KV Thomas to campaign for CPM candidate in Thrikkakara by-election

India Today

Senior Congress leader and former Union and state minister KV Thomas said he will campaign for the CPM-led Left Democratic Front candidate in the upcoming Thrikkakara by-election in Kerala. KV Thomas said that he would be a part of the LDF election convention attended by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and would later ask for votes for their candidate, Joe Joseph. …

Kerala Congress Party Candidate Cpm Thomas Ldf

2 years, 7 months ago

Thrikkakara bypoll: Can Pinarayi's development plank offset 'sympathy wave' for Congress?

India Today

When Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan rode to his second straight term in Kerala in 2021, he was lauded for bucking the state’s trend of not giving the incumbent party two consecutive terms in power. Even as CPI workers painted walls in the constituency with graffiti seeking votes for Kumar, the party reversed its decision and, on May 6, named 42-year-old …

Development Congress Party Ernakulam Seat Nair Thomas

3 years, 4 months ago

Ker CM Rejects Demand for Education Minister's Resignation; UDF Boycotts Assembly

News 18

Thiruvananthapuram:: The opposition Congress-led UDF boycotted Kerala Assembly proceedings on Thursday as the LDF government rejected their demand for the resignation of the General Education Minister V Sivankutty over a case related to the ruckus inside the House in 2015. The opposition, during the zero hour, moved a notice for an adjournment motion pressing for his resignation as theSupreme Court …

Court House Ldf Education Minister Sivankutty Ker Cm

3 years, 5 months ago

SC slams Kerala govt for seeking to withdraw cases against left MLAs

Op India

Two weeks after the Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala had moved the apex court seeking permission to withdraw cases against prominent CPM leaders for vandalism of state assembly in 2015, the Supreme Court sought to know what kind of ‘public interest’ is behind such a move. Suppose an MLA empties a revolver in the Assembly, can we say that the …

Court Budget Opposition House Public Chandrachud Ldf

3 years, 7 months ago

KC(M) joins new Kerala cabinet without a minister from Kottayam

The Hindu

Confirming the inclusion of senior Kerala Congress legislator Roshy Augustine in the State cabinet, party chairman Jose K. Mani on Tuesday formally nominated the Idukki legislator to the lone ministerial post allotted to the regional party by the Left Democratic Front government. In a letter, handed over to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and LDF Convener A.Vijayaraghavan, Mr. Mani also nominated …

Kerala Party State Minister Leader Kottayam Ldf

3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala’s LDF government formation talks reach a concrete stage

The Hindu

The profile of the next Pinarayi Vijayan government appeared to take a more definitive form on Monday afternoon as a fortnight of hectic behind-the-scenes seat-sharing talks seemed to reach finality. One report said the CPI might keep Health Minister K. K. Shylaja and populate the rest of the Cabinet with new faces. One cabinet post each Kerala Congress, Janata Dal, …

Kerala Congress Party Ministers Minister Mla Post

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 …

Assembly Congress Election State Win Vijayan Bjp Kerala

3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Assembly election 2021: Voting to begin at 7 am; three-cornered fight between LDF, UDF, NDA likely

Firstpost

The total electorate in the state includes 1,32,83,724 male voters, 1,41,62,025 female voters and 290 transgenders, according to Election Commission figures The Kerala Assembly election will be held in a single phase today,. The total electorate in the state includes 1,32,83,724 male voters, 1,41,62,025 female voters and 290 transgenders, according to Election Commission figures. The election is crucial for an …

Kerala Congress Election Election Commission Leaders State Voters

3 years, 9 months ago

Twists and turns of Alappuzha’s poll graph

The Hindu

When the CPI-led Left Democratic Front returned to power in 2016, it was almost a clean sweep in Alappuzha district. When the UDF wave swept the State in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency stood with the LDF. The CPI is set to contest from Aroor, Alappuzha, Ambalappuzha, Kayamkulam, Mavelikara and Chengannur and the CPI from …

Congress Contest Chengannur Mla Poll Field Udf

3 years, 10 months ago

Rapid transit: Will be a Candidate in Kerala Polls if BJP Wants, says 'Metro Man' Sreedharan Ahead of Joining the Party

News 18

As if setting up a “pro-development anti-corruption platform” in Kerala for the coming assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran announced in Kozhikode on Thursday that ‘Metro Man’ Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is set to join the party. Surendran said that the 88-year-old who played a vital role in the completion of India’s ambitious metro rail project in Delhi, within …

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'Rs 100 cr bribe' charge and a Pinarayi cabinet aspirant: The new storm in Kerala politics

Vellappally Natesan flays LDF, UDF over ‘minority appeasement’

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

Lok Sabha polls | In Kerala, online slander campaigns dominate poll narratives as UDF, LDF square off

JD (S) balancing act: Kerala unit weighs options amid BJP alliance in Karnataka

Cabinet reshuffle possibility in Kerala kindles ambitions in LDF alliance partners

'My Father's 13th Win': Key Takeaways From Chandy Oommen's Puthuppally Victory

In Puthuppally, LDF pays a heavy price for ‘silence’

UDF demonstrates its might in Puthuppally, registers landslide victory

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

Riding on sympathy wave, UDF wins Puthuppally by record margin

73.5% voter turnout in Puthupally bypoll

Puthupally bypoll: Jaick C. Thomas files his nomination as LDF candidate

Battle lines drawn in Puthuppally as Jaick C. Thomas enters the fray

Congress' KV Thomas to campaign for CPM candidate in Thrikkakara by-election

Thrikkakara bypoll: Can Pinarayi's development plank offset 'sympathy wave' for Congress?

Ker CM Rejects Demand for Education Minister's Resignation; UDF Boycotts Assembly

SC slams Kerala govt for seeking to withdraw cases against left MLAs

KC(M) joins new Kerala cabinet without a minister from Kottayam

Kerala’s LDF government formation talks reach a concrete stage

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

Kerala Assembly election 2021: Voting to begin at 7 am; three-cornered fight between LDF, UDF, NDA likely

Twists and turns of Alappuzha’s poll graph

Rapid transit: Will be a Candidate in Kerala Polls if BJP Wants, says 'Metro Man' Sreedharan Ahead of Joining the Party