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Kerala election

Kerala Assembly polls: Congress fields C Raghunath against Pinarayi Vijayan in Dharmadam

C Raghunath filed his nomination as Congress candidate to contest in Dharmadam against CPI (M) strongman and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala Assembly elections 2021.

Mar 19, 2021, 07:42 AM IST

Kerala Mahila Congress chief Lathika Subhash quits, tonsures head over denial of poll ticket

Kerala Congress' Mahila chief Lathika Subhash submitted her resignation saying she was hurt after denial of party ticket from Ettumanoor seat, she shaved off her head in front of the Congress office in the state capital as a mark of protest.

Mar 14, 2021, 20:52 PM IST

'New Kerala with Modi': NDA releases campaign slogan for upcoming assembly elections

The slogan was presented by Union Home minister Amit Shah in the presence of Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi, V Muraleedharan, former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan, E Sreedharan, senior BJP leaders in state and other NDA leaders, during a valedictory function of BJP’s Kerala Vijay Yatra.

Mar 08, 2021, 07:09 AM IST

Kerala Assembly Polls: KV Balakrishnan, Actors Devan, Radha join BJP in presence of Amit Shah

Kerala People’s Party chief and actor Devan, along with actor Radha and former bureaucrat KV Balakrishnan joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (March 7).

Mar 07, 2021, 19:58 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit poll-bound states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu today

Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in poll bound states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a one-day visit to the two states on Sunday (March 7).

Mar 07, 2021, 06:46 AM IST

UDF to finalise seat-sharing for upcoming Kerala Assembly polls by tomorrow, says Congress

Ahead of the Kerala Assembly polls, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Friday (March 5) said that the seat-sharing agreement between the parties in the United Democratic Front (UDF) will be finalised within a day.

Mar 05, 2021, 15:31 PM IST

Gold racket accused claims Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan involved in foreign currency smuggling: Customs chief tells HC

The Customs department in an affidavit to Kerala High Court made some startling claims about the involvement of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in illegal monetary transactions citing the statement issued by prime accused in the dollar smuggling case Swapna Suresh.

Mar 05, 2021, 15:25 PM IST

'Metro Man' E Sreedharan is not BJP's CM candidate in Kerala, Union Minister issues clarification

Hours after Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan had declared 'Metro man' E Sreedharan as BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, the minister issued a clarification saying a formal decision has not yet been made.

Mar 04, 2021, 20:53 PM IST

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Kerala BJP president clarifies: E. Sreedharan capable of being CM, but not finalized yet

After reports of 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan being declared the BJP's CM candidate ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala, the bet has again turned around. In fact, Kerala BJP president K Surendran said that E Sreedharan is capable of becoming CM, but he is yet to be declared the last candidate.

Mar 04, 2021, 16:56 PM IST

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Kerala: 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan to be the Chief Ministerial candidate of BJP

The BJP on Thursday announced 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan as the chief minister for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections. The 88-year-old joined the BJP last week.

Mar 04, 2021, 15:34 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Elections 2021: BJP forms state election committee, includes 'Metroman' E Sreedharan

Besides Surendran and Sreedharan, union minister V Muraleedharan, BJP national vice president A P Abdullakutty, former state presidents Kummanam Rajasekharan, O Rajagopal MLA, C K Padmanabhan and P K Krishnadas are the prominent members of the committee.

Mar 03, 2021, 22:02 PM IST

Kerala’s social harmony under stress, says Congress chief Sonia Gandhi

"This has come under stress and strain and future development strategy must have, as one of its basic objectives, the strengthening of the bonds of brotherhood (and sisterhood) that have been the hallmarks of Kerala's wonderfully diverse society," Sonia Gandhi said in a message to a virtual summit organised by Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Development Studies (RGIDS) in Kerala.

Mar 02, 2021, 17:30 PM IST

Unemployment high due to govt's ill considered demonetisation decision: Former PM Manmohan Singh

"Unemployment is high and the informal sector is in shambles, a crisis precipitated by the ill considered demonetisation decision taken in 2016", Manmohan Singh said at "Pratheeksha 2030." The summit was organised to launch a Vision Document, a framework of ideas for development of Kerala well in advance of the state elections. He said in Kerala and in many other states, public finances are in disarray with states having to resort to excessive borrowing, which creates an intolerable burden on future budgets.

Mar 02, 2021, 16:11 PM IST

Revealed: 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan's real reason behind joining BJP

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. Later he helmed several other metro projects in key cities thus earning himself the moniker 'Metro man'.

Feb 28, 2021, 22:05 PM IST

LDF, UDF responsible for corruption in Kerala: UP CM Yogi Adityanath at BJP's Vijaya Yatra in Kasaragod

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday (February 21) launched a ferocious attack on the ruling CPM-led LDF government in Kerala, accusing the Pinarayi Vijayan government for its anti-people governance and also the way the Sabarimala temple issue was handled.

Feb 21, 2021, 22:38 PM IST