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UDF, LDF contesting polls supported by communal forces: Surendran

Thrissur BJP State president K. Surendran has alleged that communal forces are supporting not only Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi but also CPI polit bureau member A. Vijayaraghavan. The BJP leader was responding to the recent remarks by Mr. Vijayaraghavan that “fundamentalist votes” catalysed the victories of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The CPI lost the support of the …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala: CPM leader Bipin C Babu joins BJP, says CPM lost secular character

Op India

A Prominent CPM leader from Allapuzha, Bipin C Babu joins the Bhartiya Janta Party on Saturday. Currently, a member of the Alappuzha District Panchayat and former Vice-President of the district panchayat, Bipin attended the BJP’s organizational meeting alongside party leader K Surendran. He further accused CPM of being controlled by ‘communal forces’ and predicted that BJP will mark a breakthrough …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP Kerala chief accepts responsibility for party’s loss in Palakkad by-elections

Hindustan Times

BJP Kerala chief K Surendran said on Monday that he “owned up responsible for the party’s defeats” in the recent bypolls, particularly in Palakkad where it had harboured hopes of winning, especially in the backdrop of voices of displeasure over his style of leadership. BJP Kerala chief K Surendran said on Monday that he “owned up responsible for the party’s …

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1 month ago

BJP national leadership backs Kerala state chief, despite Palakkad loss

India Today

The Bharatiya Janata Party national leadership unequivocally supported Kerala state president K Surendran, putting an end to speculations about resignations and reshuffling in the southern state unit. Senior BJP leader and the party’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar, in a post on X said: “BJP has given a good fight in recently concluded by-elections in Kerala. We will win Palakkad and …

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1 month ago

Palakkad bypoll aftermath: Will K Surendran step down as Kerala BJP chief?

India Today

In the aftermath of the BJP’s electoral defeat in Palakkad assembly by-election, Kerala state president K Surendran has come under fire. Surendran also drew comparisons to past elections, noting that V Muraleedharan faced no resignation calls when BJP secured just 2,000 votes in Piravom during his tenure as state president. DRASTIC DROP IN VOTE SHARE In the recent by-poll, BJP’s …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share

The Hindu

By winning a Lok Sabha seat for the first time and securing a vote share of almost 17%, the Bharatiya Janata Party seemed to have turned these polls into a tri-polar polity in Kerala. Multiple factors may have contributed to Mr. Gopi’s victory, including his candidacy, the party’s effective campaigning using women activists, the defection of Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Congress says ‘no friendly fight’ in Kerala after Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Wayanad

Hindustan Times

The Congress on Wednesday ruled out a ‘friendly fight’ in Kerala and said that the party is fighting in all 20 constituencies of the southern state against the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front, which happens to be its partner in the opposition INDIA alliance. Satheesan's remark comes after Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Wayanad, a seat …

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9 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Who is K Surendran, BJP’s pick against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad?

Live Mint

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded its state chief K Surendran against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Kerala's high-profile Wayanad constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections that are scheduled to take place in seven phases beginning from April 19. So far, the ruling BJP has announced 398 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The parliamentary elections for the …

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9 months ago

Who is K Surendran, BJP's choice from Wayanad to fight Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha polls?

Hindustan Times

Kerala BJP president K Surendran is set to contest from Wayanad, the constituency where incumbent MP and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is running again. Kerala BJP president K Surendran fielded against Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad. BJP's 5th candidates list for Lok Sabha election | Top points • The ruling party has now finalised 398 nominees for the Lok Sabha …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Centre’s framing of CAA Rules animates Kerala politics and reforges State’s Lok Sabha election narratives

The Hindu

The Central government’s recent framing of rules to enforce the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act has animated Kerala politics ahead of what portends to be a bitterly contested Lok Sabha elections. The Congress and the Communist Party of India seemed to vie with each other to tap into the growing social fear that the CAA was patently ‘anti-Muslim, ran against the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sibling rivalry erupts in Kerala, this time it’s a battle for political legacy

Hindustan Times

Though 14 years have passed since Kerala’s four-time chief minister Kannoth Karunakaran died aged 93, the state will never be allowed to forget the wily Congress politician. Congress leader K Muraleedharan has vowed that he will not allow the BJP to use his father's pictures as campaign materials Muraleedharan, a former KPCC president and one of the mass leaders of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala Crime Branch Names State BJP Chief, 5 Others in Chargesheet for 'Bribing, Abducting Poll Candidate'

News 18

The Kerala crime branch has filed a chargesheet against Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran and five others for allegedly bribing and kidnapping a “namesake” candidate for the Manjeshwaram seat during the 2021 assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party nominee K Sundara was allegedly abducted, threatened, and bribed to withdraw the nomination. Following this, the Communist Party of India candidate …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala local body bypoll results: BJP strikes in Ernakulam, LDF still in the lead with 24 wins

Firstpost

The Bharatiya Janata Party has won three out of five seats in the local body by-election in Ernakulam district Results of Kerala local body by-elections held in 42 wards of various local self-government bodies are being declared on Wednesday and according to the latest update, the LDF has won 24 wards, followed by UDF with 12 and NDA at 6. …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala BJP office bearers meeting begins in Kasaragod

The Hindu

The State BJP office bearers meeting began in Kasaragod on July 6. The meeting is taking place at a time when the party is marred in controversies and the Manjeswaram bribery case filed against State party president K. Surendran. Meanwhile, Mr. Surendran said a day earlier that he would not appear for questioning on July 6 in the Kodakara case. …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala BJP Chief booked over bribery charges

India TV News

A case was registered against Kerala BJP chief K Surendran on Thursday for allegedly bribing tribal leader andJanadhipathya Rashtreeya Party president C K Janu to contest as an NDA candidate in the April 6 assembly elections. Recently, the audio clips of the purported conversation between Surendran and JRP leader Praseetha Azhikode on paying the amount to Janu had gone viral …

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3 years, 6 months ago

More Trouble for Kerala BJP Chief K Surendran as Police Books Him Over Bribery Charges

News 18

Kerala BJP chief K Surendran finds himself in more trouble as a case was registered against him on Thursday for allegedly bribing tribal leader and Janadhipathya Rashtreeya Party president C K Janu to contest as an NDA candidate in the state assembly elections, that took place on April 6. Recently, the audio clips of the purported conversation between Surendran and …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Court Tells Police to Register Case Against Kerala BJP Chief Over Bribery Charges

News 18

A court here on Wednesday directed the police to register a case against BJP Kerala chief K Surendran on charges of bribing tribal leader and Janathipathya Rashtreeya Party president C K Janu to contest as an NDA candidate in the Mananathavady Assembly constituency in the April 6 elections. The court’s decision came on a petition filed by the MSF State …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Case Filed Against BJP's K Surendran for 'Influencing' Namesake During 2021 Kerala Polls

News 18

A case was on Monday registered against president of BJP’s Kerala unit K Surendran by Kasargod police for allegedly influencing a namesake candidate to withdraw his nomination during 2021 state assembly election. K Sundara, a BSP candidate of Manjeswaram constituency in Kasaragod district and a namesake of Surendran, had on March 22 this year withdrawn his nomination papers and extended …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 results | Live updates

The Hindu

The electoral history of Kerala saw a watershed event on Sunday as the ruling Left Democratic Front, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, romped home in the Assembly election. 6:30 p.m. LDF faces setback in Koduvallly The Left Democratic Front’s strategies to retain the Koduvally assembly constituency by fielding sitting MLA and IUML dissident Karat Razak faced a setback following …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Assembly Election 2021: Over 82% voting in Assam in final phase; nearly 69% and 78% in Kerala, Bengal

India TV News

Polling for the third phase election in West Bengal, third and final phase in Assam, and single-phased Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry assembly elections concluded on Tuesday at 7 pm. Derek O'Brien further calls upon EC to apprehend the goons and ensure that no corrupt practices take place, ensure the safety of workers/members, ensure that polls are conducted freely and …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Will Sabarimala issue impact Pinarayi Vijayan's assembly election run?

India Today

The Covid pandemic not only offered Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan the opportunity to showcase his government’s efficient handling of public health crises but also helped deflect political heat simmering since two women had gained entry into the Sabarimala shrine on January 2, 2019. On March 11 this year, Devaswom and tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran, who is contesting the upcoming …

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3 years, 9 months ago

'Metroman' E Sreedharan is BJP's Kerala CM candidate, tweets Union minister

India TV News

'Metroman' E Sreedharan will be Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming assembly elections in Kerala, Union Minister V Muraleedharan said in a tweet on Thursday. "BJP will fight Kerala polls with E Sreedharan Ji as its Chief Ministerial Candidate. The New Kerala under E Sreedharan Ji will pave the way for an efficient & effective Govt in …

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4 years ago

UDF and LDF 'Unholy Alliance' Spoil BJP's Chances to Form Councils in Local Bodies, Says Surendran

News 18

The BJP in Kerala on Sunday alleged that the Congress-led UDF and the CPI-led LDF have forged an "unholy alliance" to spoil its chances to form councils in at least 25 local bodies where it emerged as single largest party in the just concluded civic polls. Hitting out at both the fronts for their "adjustment politics" to check BJP's rise …

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UDF, LDF contesting polls supported by communal forces: Surendran

Kerala: CPM leader Bipin C Babu joins BJP, says CPM lost secular character

BJP Kerala chief accepts responsibility for party’s loss in Palakkad by-elections

BJP national leadership backs Kerala state chief, despite Palakkad loss

Palakkad bypoll aftermath: Will K Surendran step down as Kerala BJP chief?

Lok Sabha elections | BJP makes inroads into Kerala with maiden Lok Sabha win and significant vote share

Lok Sabha elections: Congress says ‘no friendly fight’ in Kerala after Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Wayanad

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Who is K Surendran, BJP’s pick against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad?

Who is K Surendran, BJP's choice from Wayanad to fight Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha polls?

Centre’s framing of CAA Rules animates Kerala politics and reforges State’s Lok Sabha election narratives

Sibling rivalry erupts in Kerala, this time it’s a battle for political legacy

Kerala Crime Branch Names State BJP Chief, 5 Others in Chargesheet for 'Bribing, Abducting Poll Candidate'

Kerala local body bypoll results: BJP strikes in Ernakulam, LDF still in the lead with 24 wins

Kerala BJP office bearers meeting begins in Kasaragod

Kerala BJP Chief booked over bribery charges

More Trouble for Kerala BJP Chief K Surendran as Police Books Him Over Bribery Charges

Court Tells Police to Register Case Against Kerala BJP Chief Over Bribery Charges

Case Filed Against BJP's K Surendran for 'Influencing' Namesake During 2021 Kerala Polls

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021 results | Live updates

Assembly Election 2021: Over 82% voting in Assam in final phase; nearly 69% and 78% in Kerala, Bengal

Will Sabarimala issue impact Pinarayi Vijayan's assembly election run?

'Metroman' E Sreedharan is BJP's Kerala CM candidate, tweets Union minister

UDF and LDF 'Unholy Alliance' Spoil BJP's Chances to Form Councils in Local Bodies, Says Surendran