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Waqf Land: Can BJP Leverage the Issue to Win Over Christian Voters in Kerala?

It is to be recalled that the lone electoral victory the BJP has won in Kerala in the recent past is one of actor Suresh Gopi in the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, where Christian vote share was much higher than other minority communities. For its efforts, the BJP had its first dividend in the bye-election of Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad …

Kerala Congress Wayanad Bjp Christian

2 weeks ago

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

India Today

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

1 month ago

Kerala Bypolls Results 2024 LIVE: BJP leads in Palakkad, LDF's Pradeep leading in Chelakkara

India TV News

Kerala Bypolls Results 2024 LIVE: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has again taken the lead from the Congress-led UDF which was ahead in the earlier rounds in the Palakkad Assembly bypoll as the counting of votes commenced on Saturday. Bypolls The counting of votes cast in the bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Palakkad and Chelakkara assembly …

Kerala Congress Lok Sabha Bypolls Votes Bjp Lok

1 month ago

Kerala bypoll results: Counting of votes begins in Wayanad, Palakkad and Chelakkara

Firstpost

The counting of votes for the bypolls has started in Wayanad Lok Sabha, Palakkad, and Chelakkara assembly constituencies in Kerala, with key contenders from UDF, LDF, and NDA. Assembly Elections 2024 Result The counting of votes cast in the bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Palakkad and Chelakkara assembly constituencies in Kerala commenced at 8 am on …

Kerala Congress Wayanad Bjp Palakkad Nda Udf

1 month ago

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

The Hindu

The counting for the by-polls to 15 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand and for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat began amid tight security on On Saturday. The ruling Congress in Karnataka won Legislative Assembly bypolls in all three constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur Congress-led UDF candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by over 3,19,00 votes over …

Kerala Assembly Congress Votes Bjp Punjab Polls

1 month ago

Palakkad bypoll: Brisk polling after three hours of voting

Deccan Chronicle

Palakkad: Brisk polling was witnessed in the Palakkad assembly by-poll on Wednesday with a turnout of 20.50 percent at 10;30 am, more than three hours after voting commenced. People started arriving early in the morning at the 184 polling booths across the constituency, which has over 1.9 lakh voters who will cast their votes to elect a representative from among …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vijayan targets Priyanka over Jamaat-e-Islami support in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle

Ahead of the Wayanad bypoll, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of contesting the Lok Sabha seat with the support of Jamaat-e-Islami, an organisation he claimed has “an approach that is not in favor of a democratic system.” Speaking at a campaign event for the CPI-led Left Front’s candidate Sathyan Mokeri in Kalpetta, Vijayan stated, “Priyanka Gandhi …

Support Kerala Udf Vijayan Jamaat Wayanad Bypoll

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Palakkad byelection: Development takes back seat as politics assumes focus

New Indian Express

PALAKKAD: Colourful flex boards, tall promises, grand roadshows, and political bickering. Although it initially looked like a contest between the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led UDF, the CPM came into the picture with an impressive campaign for P Sarin, which has had UDF leaders concerned. According to political pundits, if Sarin manages to increase LDF’s vote share he may split …

Palakkad Nda Udf

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad’s tryst with history

The Hindu

The Congress flag fluttered in the air as Anokhe Lal Tiwari waved it from a motely crowd that had gathered at Pozhuthana Bazaar, near Vythiri, in Wayanad to listen to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. “If she gets elected from Wayanad, she will be in Parliament with her mother Sonia Gandhi, a Rajya Sabha MP, and her brother Rahul Gandhi, who is …

Congress Wayanad Gandhi Lok Sabha Priyanka Constituency State

2 months ago

Congress Set to File Nomination in Wayanad: Priyanka Gandhi to Contest Again

Deccan Chronicle

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is expected to file her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election next week. The Congress-led UDF has already initiated a comprehensive campaign in the constituency, while the Muslim League has stated that they will secure a record victory for Priyanka this time.

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6 months ago

Priyanka’s Lok Sabha electoral bid from Wayanad supercharges UDF and miffs LDF and BJP

The Hindu

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s upcoming electoral bid to supplant her brother, Rahul Gandhi, as the party’s MP from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency has buoyed the Congress-led United Democratic Front and nettled the Left Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress’s gambit has also raised the discomfiting question of whether the party kept Wayanad voters in the dark about …

Kerala Congress Wayanad Gandhi Lok Sabha State Voters

6 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in Wayanad bypoll may be a gamechanger for Congress-led UDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls

The Hindu

The decision of the Congress to nominate All India Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the bypoll from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, following Rahul Gandhi’s relinquishment of the seat, appears to be aimed mainly at boosting the United Democratic Front ’s prospects in Kerala for the 2026 Assembly elections. It is not Priyanka Gandhi who is coming …

Kerala Congress Priyanka Gandhi Wayanad Gandhi Bjp Seat

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 …

Kerala Political Congress Party Lok Sabha Red Hindu

6 months, 2 weeks ago

IUML names Supreme Court lawyer Haris Beeran as UDF’s Rajya Sabha candidate

The Hindu

The Indian Union Muslim League has proposed Supreme Court lawyer Haris Beeran as the Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha. IUML leader Saddiq Ali Shihab Thangal announced Mr. Beeran’s name at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on June 10. Mr. Beeran said the party had given him a huge responsibility during a trying time when “the …

Supreme Court Citizenship Muslims Iuml Udf Beeran

6 months, 2 weeks ago

The stakes are high for Kerala Congress (Mani)

The Hindu

The Kerala Congress has won the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat. A big loss Meanwhile, as Kerala Congress reels from its defeat in the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat, speculations are rife about its future within the Left Democratic Front. The emphasis on the plight of rubber growers — the core political agenda of Kerala Congress — has failed to disturb the …

Kerala Congress Rajya Sabha Party Lok Sabha Sabha Cpi

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coastal votes not UDF’s best bet anymore in Thiruvananthapuram

New Indian Express

“If you analyse the results of the 21 booths in and around the Vizhinjam area, the UDF has a lead of over 8,600 votes. The MLA said the NDA’s vote share rise in Kovalam could be a result of its ‘social engineering’ and ‘community appeasement strategies’ that the saffron camp adopted in non-coastal areas of the assembly constituency. Thiruvananthapuram assembly …

Coastal Areas Coastal Share Vote Bjp Thiruvananthapuram Nda

6 months, 2 weeks ago

NDA vote-share in Kerala rises by 4%, comes first in 11 Assembly segments

Hindustan Times

An analysis of the Lok Sabha election results in Kerala showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance was able to improve its vote share in the state at the cost of both Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front coalitions. Though NDA was able to register victory in only one seat, …

Kerala Assembly Congress Lok Sabha Constituency State Share

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Adoor Prakash retains Attingal seat following a see-saw contest with V. Joy

The Hindu

In one of the most closely fought election contests in recent memory in Kerala, sitting MP Adoor Prakash of the United Democratic Front emerged as the winner in the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency by defeating the Left Democratic Front candidate V. Joy by a slender margin of 684 votes. Though Mr. Prakash had emerged victorious by 1,708 votes on conclusion …

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6 months, 3 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

Lok Sabha election outcome crucial for top Congress leaders in Kerala

New Indian Express

KOCHI: With the Congress expected to make gains in Kerala in the latest Lok Sabha polls, it is intriguing to consider what the election results might mean for its top leaders. “With Congress state president K Sudhakaran occupied with retaining his Lok Sabha seat in Kannur, Satheesan led the campaign across all 20 constituencies on his own. If the UDF …

Kerala Congress Lok Sabha Satheesan Leader Udf

6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP will open LS account in Kerala: Exit polls

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If the exit poll results are anything to go by, Kerala is set for a paradigm shift in its bipolar politics. ‘Chance for BJP win in Tvm, Attingal & Thrissur’ As per its prediction, the UDF will win between 17-19 seats while the BJP-led NDA would get 1-3 seats. Thiruvananthapuram, where Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar took on sitting MP …

Bjp Seats Win Exit Polls Exit Nda Seat

7 months ago

Kerala’s coalition politics heats up as Rajya Sabha seats come into play

The Hindu

The Communist Party of India and the Congress party, helming the ruling Left Democratic Front and the Opposition United Democratic Front respectively, appear to face a crucial test of their coalition management skills on the allocation of three Rajya Sabha seats that will become vacant a month after the Lok Sabha 2024 election results are declared. The six-year tenure of …

Kerala Congress Party Rajya Sabha Wayanad Lok Sabha State Iuml

7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Veekshanam triggers political whirlwind to Jose K Mani, Satheesan snubs Congress organ

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress’ official organ Veekshanam looked set to trigger a political whirlwind on Wednesday morning with an editorial urging the party’s erstwhile ally, the Kerala Congress, to return to the UDF fold. Testing the waters in view of an expected dispute within the LDF over the Rajya Sabha seat, the Congress organ advised KC to come back to its old …

Kerala Congress Udf Jose Ldf Mani Triggers Political

7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP is no longer an outsider in Kerala

New Indian Express

The time after voting is when every political party comes up with claims regarding the number of seats they are going to win. The LDF seems confident it will not have to face the humiliation of 2019, when it saved face with a lone seat. While the two leading fronts are busy deciphering the turnout, there is one thing on …

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Waqf Land: Can BJP Leverage the Issue to Win Over Christian Voters in Kerala?

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

Kerala Bypolls Results 2024 LIVE: BJP leads in Palakkad, LDF's Pradeep leading in Chelakkara

Kerala bypoll results: Counting of votes begins in Wayanad, Palakkad and Chelakkara

Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: AAP calls Punjab bypoll wins ‘semi-final’ before Delhi Assembly polls

Palakkad bypoll: Brisk polling after three hours of voting

Vijayan targets Priyanka over Jamaat-e-Islami support in Wayanad

Palakkad byelection: Development takes back seat as politics assumes focus

Wayanad’s tryst with history

Congress Set to File Nomination in Wayanad: Priyanka Gandhi to Contest Again

Priyanka’s Lok Sabha electoral bid from Wayanad supercharges UDF and miffs LDF and BJP

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry in Wayanad bypoll may be a gamechanger for Congress-led UDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls

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

IUML names Supreme Court lawyer Haris Beeran as UDF’s Rajya Sabha candidate

The stakes are high for Kerala Congress (Mani)

Coastal votes not UDF’s best bet anymore in Thiruvananthapuram

NDA vote-share in Kerala rises by 4%, comes first in 11 Assembly segments

Lok Sabha Elections: Adoor Prakash retains Attingal seat following a see-saw contest with V. Joy

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

Lok Sabha election outcome crucial for top Congress leaders in Kerala

BJP will open LS account in Kerala: Exit polls

Kerala’s coalition politics heats up as Rajya Sabha seats come into play

Kerala: Veekshanam triggers political whirlwind to Jose K Mani, Satheesan snubs Congress organ

BJP is no longer an outsider in Kerala