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Kerala Big Fights: As 2026 Assembly Elections approach, political clashes intensify across the state. A look at the key fights and players in Keralam Kerala Big Fights: The 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, scheduled for April 9, are witnessing high-stakes "big fights" across the state as the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks a historic third term, the United Democratic Front (UDF) aims for a comeback, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) attempts to break the bipolar trend. All you ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Kc Venugopal on Tuesday wrote an open letter to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, posing '10 questions' on what he alleged were covert understandings between the ruling Left and the BJP.In his letter, Venugopal said the questions reflect what is being widely discussed on the ground and asked Vijayan to respond."As Kerala once again stands at the threshold of an election, there remain a number of questions in the minds of the people regarding the legacy of your te ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: Political activity has intensified in the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu ahead of the विधानसभा elections. In both states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making efforts to strengthen its presence. According to a MATRIZE opinion poll aired on India TV, Kerala is likely to witness a close contest between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF). The survey projects 62-68 seats for LDF and 67-73 seats for UDF, indicating a possi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday expressed confidence that the United Democratic Front (UDF) will form the next government in Keralam, citing strong anti-incumbency sentiment among voters. Speaking about his campaign experiences across the state, Tharoor said, "I participated in campaigns across 59 constituencies in Keralam. The UDF will come to power in Keralam. There is a feeling of anti-incumbency among the people. I could understand ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and candidate from Haripad constituency, Ramesh Chennithala expressed confidence that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will secure a decisive mandate in the upcoming Keralam Assembly elections, asserting that a "change of guard is inevitable" after a decade of Left Democratic Front (LDF) rule. Speaking to ANI here, Chennithala said, "We are very confident that the Congress-led UDF will get 100 seats in the ensuing ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday questioned Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging a "deal" with the BJP's central leadership. In an open letter, Venugopal asked Vijayan to respond to the allegations and disclose the "agenda" behind his meetings with several top BJP leaders and Union Ministers. In the run-up to the polling for Keralam Assembly elections, the Congress-led UDF has, on several occasio ...Read More >
Kottayam (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI) A CPI supporter was found hanging at an Left Democratic Front election committee office in Thalayazham in Vaikom in Kottayam district of Keralam on Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Chellappan Pulikkaseri, a farmer He had reportedly alleged that CPI district leaders had destroyed his livelihood. Also Read | TRP Suspension Extended: Government Orders BARC To Withhold News Channel Ratings for 4 More Weeks Amid West Asia Conflict. ...Read More >
Kerala Election 2026 Opinion Poll Survey: Kerala's electoral battle is shaping up to be a cliffhanger, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) virtually tied, according to the latest opinion poll released ahead of the Assembly elections. The Vote Tracker survey by VoteVibe, published on April 6 by CNN-News18, indicates that both alliances are within striking distance of the majority mark, setting the stage for a razor-thin finish. The survey ...Read More >
Kottayam (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI) A CPI supporter was found hanging at an Left Democratic Front election committee office in Thalayazham in Vaikom in Kottayam district of Keralam on Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Chellappan Pulikkaseri, a farmer He had reportedly alleged that CPI district leaders had destroyed his livelihood. Meanwhile, addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Congress MP and AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal cal ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday expressed his willingness to engage in a direct, fact-based debate with Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, amid an intensifying political exchange between the two leaders ahead of the 2026 Keralam Assembly elections. Speaking on the controversy over his earlier "dark era" remarks about Keralam, Reddy said, "I am ready to debate with Pinarayi Vijayan whenever he give ...Read More >
Congress leader K C Venugopal criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the UDF of spreading misinformation on FCRA amendments, calling the remarks "problematic" and "humiliating" to a community. Congress leader K C Venugopal has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement accusing the UDF of "spreading lies" about the FCRA amendments for "political gain". Venugopal, the MP from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that the PM's statement made in Kerala ...Read More >
Kannur: A crowd, mostly women, gathered on Saturday morning at Kulam Bazaar in Dharmadam, a coastal constituency about 15 km from Kannur town in Kerala, to hear chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The 80-year-old CPI(M) leader, who carries on his shoulders the responsibility of taking LDF to power for a third term, reached his constituency amid a whirlwind campaign of the state. Vijayan focused his campaign on a surfeit of what he gave people: Welfare schemes including pensions for low-income fami ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) Campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls will come to an end on Tuesday evening as the three political alliances, led by ruling CPI(M), Congress, and BJP, made last-ditch efforts to woo a majority of support from among the 2.71 crore voters in the state. The Election Commission has outlined strict restrictions to be followed during the 48-hour silence period after campaigning comes to an end at 6 pm. The measures, issued to ensure free and fair election ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday slammed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Keralam, alleging that a farmer died by suicide in the Vaikom office of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Venugopal asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to respond to the incident. Slamming the LDF, he claimed that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will come ...Read More >
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday (April 3, 2026) launched a sharp attack against former CPI(M) leader and UDF-backed independent candidate T.K. Govindan, accusing him of opportunism and betrayal ahead of the assembly election in Taliparamba. Addressing a public meeting, Mr. Vijayan alleged that Mr. Govindan had shifted his political stance purely out of seat ambitions, terming his move as an act that goes beyond mere breach of trust. "Positions must be based on clarity of ideology. Ca ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As campaigning ends Tuesday evening, the state's electoral narrative has evolved into a layered contest, shaped by competing welfare promises, allegations of "unholy deals" and a triangular dynamic in key constituencies, more than just a choice between continuity and change.Manifesto politics across the CPM-led LDF, Congress-led UDF and BJP-led NDA has converged around expansive welfare guarantees, turning the election into a "battle of guarantees". While the LDF anchored its ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 7 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday responded to Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks on his earlier "dark era" comment about Keralam, intensifying the political exchange between the two leaders. In a six-page letter, Reddy criticised Vijayan for relying on data from the 2023-24 NITI Aayog SDG Index, stating that the figures predate the current Congress government in Telangana and do not reflect its recent progress. "A qu ...Read More >
KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the Christian community to back the NDA, urging it to help form the next govt in Kerala."On the occasion of Easter, I appeal to brothers and sisters, especially followers of Jesus, to stand with the NDA and help build a prosperous Kerala," he told a public meeting in Kolenchery, Ernakulam, while campaigning for T20 candidate Babu Divakaran.Shah's outreach comes amid concerns among sections of the Christian community ov ...Read More >
PALAKKAD: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of promoting centralised, personality-driven governance, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged a "deliberate and strategic understanding" between the BJP and the CPM. Addressing a massive UDF rally at Fort Maidan in Palakkad under intense summer heat, Rahul argued that a lack of central action against Pinarayi -- despite sustained enforcement measures against opposition leaders elsewhere -- points to a ...Read More >
KOCHI: With just hours left for the curtain to fall on open campaigning, political parties left no stone unturned to woo voters on Monday, with national heavyweights from all three fronts crisscrossing the state, trading sharp accusations and making ambitious promises. Kerala turned into a battleground of narratives, with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, BJP stalwarts Amit Shah and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Karnataka Congress leaders, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM ...Read More >
Pooja Jomon accused Twenty20 president Sabu M. Jacob of issuing her a veiled death threat, a claim Jacob refuted as unfounded, suggesting she had struck a deal with the Congress to clear her debts. In a major setback just three days ahead of the Assembly election, Twenty20 lost power in Poothrikka panchayat after Pooja Jomon resigned both as president and as a member in protest against the party's decision to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), while also accusing party president Sabu ...Read More >
Palakkad (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday alleged that "LDF and UDF has destroyed Keralam" in the last 70 years and said that the NDA government will be formed in the state after the results are announced on May 4. Speaking with ANI, Chouhan said, "I am feeling delighted after coming to the holy land of Keralam...In the past 70 years, the LDF and UDF destroyed Keralam and every section of the society is affected...The LDF and UDF are the same...Th ...Read More >
The walls in Ambalapuzha don't reveal their peeling paint or cracking facade. Posters of the two foremost candidates in the upcoming Assembly polls, LDF's H Salam and UDF-backed former CPI (M) heavyweight G Sudhakaran mask every inch of the walls in town. "Don't touch them," a passerby warns. Last week, a video of two alleged CPI (M) workers tearing Sudhakaran's poster and pasting Salam's over it went viral and opened layers of controversy. Advertisement Some allege it was the veteran leader' ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With just a day left for campaigning, Kerala heads into the 2025 assembly polls amid a charged atmosphere of claims and counterclaims by the principal political fronts. Over the past 22 days, candidates of the CPM led LDF, Congress-led UDF and BJP-led NDA have braved the summer heat to reach voters, offering promises that range from social welfare expansion to vision of a "Viksita Keralam". On April 9, a majority of the 2.71 crore registered voters will line up at polling s ...Read More >
A vibrant Gen-Z themed music video featuring top officials aims to inspire Keralam's youth to actively participate in the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The initiative underscores the critical role of voting in shaping government leadership, anticipating the participation of approximately 2.7 crore voters statewide. The Chief Electoral Officer of Keralam, Rathan U Kelkar IAS, and District Collector Anu Kumari IAS of Thiruvananthapuram have engaged in a spirited Gen-Z themed music video desig ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 6 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday alleged that despite being highly educated, people in Kerala are forced to seek jobs in other states and countries due to lack of opportunities. The Congress leader is in the state as part of the campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls. Addressing a press conference here, Shivakumar said Kerala has highly educated, intelligent and hardworking people, but lacks adequate employment opportunities. He alleged ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: In the Kerala Assembly Elections, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) appears to be ahead of other political parties and alliances and is likely to dominate the elections, as per a latest poll survey. The survey has projected the UDF alliance to secure 88-92 seats in the 140-member House. The poll prediction is likely to upset the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), which is expected to win only 42-46 seats, reflecting a big decline from its traditional strongholds ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that "crackers will be burst in Pakistan" if the Congress-led UDF wins the Assembly election in Kerala. Addressing a poll rally here, Chouhan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a "unique leader" and claimed that the BJP candidate, Sobha Surendran, in Palakkad reflects a similar leadership. He alleged that the Congress and the UDF were linked to Jamaat-e-Islami. "If they win, crackers will burst in ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Congress MP K Sudhakaran on Monday backed senior leader Ramesh Chennithala as the chief ministerial face if the UDF comes to power in the April 9 assembly polls and said he hopes Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan will not have to go into "political exile." Responding to a reporter's question on whether he preferred Chennithala as CM, Sudhakaran said leaders are entitled to express their views when a candidate for the post is being considered. "I have said t ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Congress MP K Sudhakaran on Monday backed senior leader Ramesh Chennithala as the chief ministerial face if the UDF comes to power in the April 9 assembly polls and said he hopes Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan will not have to go into "political exile." Responding to a reporter's question on whether he preferred Chennithala as CM, Sudhakaran said leaders are entitled to express their views when a candidate for the post is being considered. "I have said t ...Read More >
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