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TopicBJP in Kerala

Topic: BJP in Kerala

Malayalam rap’s provocateur, Vedan’s battle with the system, his art & a #MeToo past

Calicut University added a song by Vedan to its BA Malayalam Literature syllabus but withdrew it after a BJP-linked syndicate member’s complaint that the song was 'inappropriate'.

Kerala education minister walks out of Raj Bhavan event in protest of RSS-styled Bharat Mata portrait

CPI leaders criticised the portrayal of ‘Bharat Mata’ holding a saffron flag, stating that the Governor’s office should not be used to promote the ideological agenda of the RSS.

Union minister Suresh Gopi says remark that ‘Brahmin or Naidu’ should helm tribal affairs misinterpreted

Row over Kerala's lone BJP MP's words came soon after Union Minister of State George Kurian said Kerala should declare itself backward if it wants more funds from Centre.

Kerala Left is becoming indistinguishable from Right—turncoats, ideological erosion, hypocrisy

It is a fallacy to believe that Keralites are cut from some different cloth, that there is no scope for sectarian thought.

Confident BJP with deep roots seeks to wrest Palakkad from Congress; Left hopes for revival

BJP hopes to build on steady growth in the region & make history after 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan's narrow loss last time, while Congress banks on ex-MLA Shafi Parambil's popularity.

Suresh Gopi, BJP’s 1st Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, sworn in as minister of state in Modi 3.0 govt

Gopi, who contested 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 assembly elections without success, triumphed in Thrissur with a significant margin of over 70,000 votes, giving BJP its lone LS seat in the state.

1st LS seat to neck-and-neck fight in Thiruvananthapuram: Why Thrissur isn’t only win for BJP in Kerala

The party, which contested 16 seats, saw its vote share rise to 16.68%, up from 13% in 2019 when it contested 15 seats. This surge has impacted both LDF and UDF.

Seven hurdles BJP faces in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and how they’re playing out in 2024 polls

BJP’s political adversaries in the south, even the Congress, are much more organised and alive in their response to hot-button issues.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.