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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 …

Kerala Congress Victory Bjp Panchayat District Ward

4 weeks ago

Kerala: There were chinks in Congress campaign in Chelakkara, says senior party leader

New Indian Express

KOCHI: At a time when Congress state president K Sudhakaran and Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan are repeatedly claiming that Congress worked to its full potential in Chelakkara, a senior Congress official in charge of the state admitted that the party faltered in execution, with monitoring being nearly nonexistent. P V Mohan, AICC secretary in charge of Kerala, told …

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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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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 …

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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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3 months ago

New political battle lines emerge over police report on Pooram disruption

The Hindu

New battle lines emerged on Sunday over the yet-to-be-published police investigation report on the alleged conspiracy to disrupt the iconic Thrissur Pooram festival, ostensibly to “slyly advantage” the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency by stoking Hindu majoritarian resentment in the run-up to the parliamentary polls. The boundaries of the unfolding political skirmish appeared blurred, with the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

UDF questions ruling front’s anti-Sangh Parivar stance

The Hindu

An alleged clandestine meeting between a top law enforcer and an apex Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh apparatchik in 2023 has seemingly come in handy for the Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition to stir public scepticism about the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s stated anti-Sangh Parivar position, foment an ideological fissure in the Left Democratic Front, and retard the ruling front’s standing among minorities, …

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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 …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Lotus Blooms in ‘Red’ Citadel: How BJP Has Emerged as Alternative in Kerala - News18

News 18

The result of the 2024 Lok Sabha election has raised many eyebrows in Kerala. Things started to change in 2014 when BJP candidate O Rajagopal came in second in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, losing the seat to Congress’s Shashi Tharoor by a small margin of 15,470 votes. BJP’s Performance in Kerala’s Lok Sabha Seats The BJP has increased its …

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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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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Stung by defeat, Muraleedharan to take a break from politics

New Indian Express

THRISSUR: Disappointed by the inefficient Congress campaign that helped BJP clinch a victory in Thrissur, UDF candidate K Muraleedharan on Tuesday announced that he would stay away from active politics for a while. Pointing out that the unprecedented failure in Thrissur was a result of a split in minority votes, he said, “There was consolidation of Muslim votes in areas …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Poll results a blow for BJP, LDF to take corrective steps: Pinarayi

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Lok Sabha election results have dealt a big blow to the attempts of the BJP to scuttle democracy and constitutional values, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Chief Minister also admitted that the LDF could not register the win it expected in Kerala and assured that corrective measures will be taken to …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

LoK Sabha elections: BJP gains a foothold in Kerala even as results bring cheer to UDF and cold comfort for LDF

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to gain a toehold for the BJP in South India paid off surprisingly in Kerala, with the party’s celebrity candidate, Suresh Gopi, stomping to a stunning victory in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. Kerala Election Results 2024 LIVE updates In the hindsight, Mr. Modi’s electioneering travel pattern in South India made political sense. The ruling …

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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 …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Exit poll results bring cheer to NDA, UDF camps in Kerala

The Hindu

If the exit poll results announced by at least four agencies on Saturday were anything to go by, the ruling Left Democratic Front seems not to be getting the optimistic signals it hoped for from the electorate in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections. Vexingly for the LDF, the surveys have predicted that BJP will gain a toehold in Kerala …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll: BJP may open its account, Congress likely to lead

India TV News

Kerala Exit Poll Results 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party may open its account in Kerala in 2024 and win 1-3 seats, the United Democratic Front may get 13-15 seats while Left Democratic Front can bag 3-5 seats, according to India TV-CNX exit poll. The key contest in Kerala is divided between three camps -- one led by United Democratic Front …

India Congress Election Lok Sabha Bjp Seats Exit Polls

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala votes: Will a rising BJP help LDF’s cause or is UDF returning comfortably?

Hindustan Times

In Kerala, where there is a direct contest between the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the CPI-led Left Democratic Front in most of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies, votes of the relatively weaker Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance may decide whether the UDF repeats its 2019 performance. The 2019 Lok Sabha elections, fought in the shadow of the …

Kerala Congress Lok Sabha Hindu Share Vote Seats

8 months 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

Shadow of Manipur violence hangs over BJP’s prospects in Thrissur

Hindustan Times

The road to Kanjoor cuts away from National Highway 544 at Puthukkad junction and meanders along rows of two-storey homes with manicured lawns and past paddy fields to arrive at a small intersection. A 17% jump in the BJP’s vote-share in 2019 through its candidate Suresh Gopi, a national award winning actor, here has elevated the party’s hopes in a …

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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 …

Assembly Lok Sabha Constituency State Palakkad Ldf Radhakrishnan

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Vadakara to test if political violence remains a poll plank

The Hindu

Veteran trade unionist O. Bharathan was the first candidate of the Communist Party of India to get elected as a Lok Sabha MP from Vadakara, in 1996. Shailaja, Left Democratic Front nominee and senior CPI leader, is to reclaim the seat that was once held only by socialists, those with socialist leanings, and Marxists, till the Congress wrested it in …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Road shows, night marches leave their mark in Lok Sabha poll campaign

The Hindu

An open four-wheeler struggling to move ahead amid a sea of people. That was how a road show taken out on March 10 by Shafi Parambil, the UDF candidate from the Vadakara Lok Sabha segment, reached thousands and lakhs of viewers through amplified aerial footage and photos. The Congress, Mr. Shafi’s party, and the IUML, its alliance partner, probably wanted …

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1 year, 1 month ago

ED raid at Kandala bank in Kerala puts CPI and LDF on the defensive

The Hindu

An Enforcement Directorate raid on the Communist Party of India-controlled Kandala Service Cooperative Bank has put the ruling Left Democratic Front further on the defence. The inspection comes close on the heels of the ED’s move to extend the Karvunnur Service Cooperative Bank scam to prominent Communist Party of India leaders and their alleged frontmen, including chit-fund operators, in Thrissur. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024: UDF draws up election strategies

Hindustan Times

The Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala drew up extensive programmes to highlight what it called the “failures” of the LDF government and take political advantage ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year. MM Hassan UDF convenor MM Hassan told reporters on Friday that the front will hold a “cooperative conclave” in Thiruvananthapuram on October 16 to corner the …

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

Kerala: There were chinks in Congress campaign in Chelakkara, says senior party leader

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

CPM-led LDF Campaign Kicks Off in Kerala

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

New political battle lines emerge over police report on Pooram disruption

UDF questions ruling front’s anti-Sangh Parivar stance

Vellappally Natesan flays LDF, UDF over ‘minority appeasement’

Lotus Blooms in ‘Red’ Citadel: How BJP Has Emerged as Alternative in Kerala - News18

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

Stung by defeat, Muraleedharan to take a break from politics

Poll results a blow for BJP, LDF to take corrective steps: Pinarayi

LoK Sabha elections: BJP gains a foothold in Kerala even as results bring cheer to UDF and cold comfort for LDF

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

Exit poll results bring cheer to NDA, UDF camps in Kerala

Kerala Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll: BJP may open its account, Congress likely to lead

Kerala votes: Will a rising BJP help LDF’s cause or is UDF returning comfortably?

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

Shadow of Manipur violence hangs over BJP’s prospects in Thrissur

Alathur | A constituency where farmers call the shots

Vadakara to test if political violence remains a poll plank

Road shows, night marches leave their mark in Lok Sabha poll campaign

ED raid at Kandala bank in Kerala puts CPI and LDF on the defensive

Lok Sabha polls 2024: UDF draws up election strategies