Kerala Assembly elections 2016

Poll victory: Andhra CM Naidu congratulates Jayalalithaa, Mamta Banerjee

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday congratulated his Tamil Nadu and West Bengal counterparts J Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee over the victory of AIADMK and All India Trinamool Congress in the Assembly elections.

May 19, 2016, 16:30 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections: 'BJP will get 71 out of 141 seats in polls'

BJP leader S Sreesanth said that it's very important to throw out the corrupt government.

May 16, 2016, 17:19 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections: How BJP-BDJS can make or break rival fronts in state

With Kerala set to elect a new assembly on Monday, the performance of the BJP-BDJS alliance is being keenly watched -- because it may ultimately decide who wins the electoral battle.

May 15, 2016, 15:23 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016: Overview - Key issues, candidates, alliances and poll scenario

The stage is all set for a game changer election in Kerala. Voting for the new 140-member Kerala Assembly will take place on May 16 and counting will be done on May 19.

May 15, 2016, 10:16 AM IST

WATCH: Powerful speech of PM Narendra Modi announcing RSS man as BJP candidate for Kerala polls; his legs were chopped off

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday in a high-decibel rally in Kerala's Kasargod announced C Sadanandan Master, an RSS man, to the people of the state as BJP's candidate for Kerala Assembly Elections. 

May 09, 2016, 10:04 AM IST

Justice for Jisha: BJP approaches EC over deteriorating law and order in Kerala

A BJP delegation led by Union Health Minister JP Nadda approached the Election Commission alleging that the law and order situation has deteriorated in poll-bound Kerala.

May 05, 2016, 13:43 PM IST

Rs 18.5 crore seized, 32 booked ahead of Kerala Assembly Elections 2016

Police and income tax authorities in Kerala have seized Rs 18.5 crore in cash and booked 32 people for possessing unaccounted money ever since assembly elections were announced in the state.

Apr 26, 2016, 18:51 PM IST

Chandy attacks Achutanandan over Microsoft-based website

Continuing his attack on V S Achutanandan, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today slammed the Marxist veteran for using a product of Microsoft, which he had earlier dubbed as a "global monopoly giant", to develop his website ahead of the May 16 assembly polls.

Apr 25, 2016, 15:03 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016: Congress announces three more candidates

Congress on Saturday announced three more candidates for the Kerala Assembly elections and changed its nominees for two seats.

Apr 09, 2016, 23:57 PM IST

Election Commission lifts ban on free rice supply in Kerala

In a boost to the ruling Congress-led UDF ahead of May 16 Assembly elections in Kerala, Election Commission has given its nod for implementing the free rice supply scheme which the state government had announced in its 2016-17 budget.

Apr 07, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

UDF confident of retaining power in Kerala

Kerala's ruling Congress-led UDF on Wednesday expressed confidence in retaining power in the state.

Apr 06, 2016, 21:45 PM IST

Convincing victory or fractured mandate in Kerala?

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Apr 06, 2016, 10:04 AM IST

Assembly Elections 2016: Congress releases list of Kerala candidates

The Congress on Monday evening released its list of 83 candidates for the assembly polls in Kerala that includes the names of 33 of 39 sitting legislators.

Apr 04, 2016, 23:54 PM IST

CPI(M) woos Catholic Church ahead of Kerala Assembly polls

With Kerala Assembly polls inching closer, CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Wednesday met Thrissur Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath in a bid woo the Catholic Church here ahead of the release of its candidate list.

Mar 30, 2016, 14:21 PM IST

Kerala's 40,000 aid seekers at mercy of Election Commission

The Election Commission`s code of conduct has hit about 40,000 cases of people in Kerala seeking aid amounting to Rs 44.54 crore from the Chief Minister`s Relief Fund.

Mar 27, 2016, 16:43 PM IST

Kerala CM Chandy uses Facebook feature for live chat with voters

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy used social networking site Facebook's 'live broadcast' feature to reach out to voters in the poll-bound state, perhaps becoming the first CM to utilise the platform to interact with electorate.

Mar 22, 2016, 12:13 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016: Congress-led UDF would decided its candidates by April, says Oommen Chandy

The complete list of candidates of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) for the Assembly elections in Kerala would be ready in the first week of April, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

Mar 20, 2016, 11:07 AM IST

UDF govt, KPCC at loggerheads over land issue

Ahead of the May 16 Assembly polls, Kerala's Congress-led UDF government and the Pradesh Congress Committee seem to be at loggerheads over an order to accept basic tax for 833 acres of land from a private estate owner.

Mar 16, 2016, 21:45 PM IST

BJP delegation to meet Election Commission over 'political killings' in Kerala

With just two months left for assembly elections in Kerala, a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation will meet the Election Commission over 'political killing' in the state.

Mar 16, 2016, 10:17 AM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016: BJP prepares list of 22 probable candidates

 BJP, which is yet to open its account in the Kerala Assembly, today prepared its first list of 22 probable candidates for the May 16 assembly polls.

Mar 13, 2016, 22:11 PM IST