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Topic: BJP Kerala

AK Antony represents a party that’s been completely rejected by people, says son and BJP candidate Anil

Contesting elections for the first time, BJP’s Pathanamthitta candidate Anil K. Antony says Congress is now cut off from the nation's socio-political and cultural realities.

‘Love jihad’ & Manipur — how BJP’s prospects look among Kerala’s Syrian Christians

Communal dimension is creeping into the Church with priests, even bishops, being ‘communally inclined’, says Fr. Paul Thelakkat, former spokesperson of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Allies in INDIA bloc, foes in Kerala, how Left & Congress are navigating a tightrope walk

While BJP is attempting to take advantage of this dichotomy while campaigning, CPM and Congress leaders say voters of southern state 'are aware' it is LDF versus UDF here.

What’s queering the pitch for AK Antony’s son Anil, BJP candidate in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta

Earlier, Anil’s name was doing rounds for Ernakulam and Chalakudy, where BJP had no realistic chance. His surprise candidature hasn’t gone down too well with other hopefuls.

Thrissur twist: How Congress offset desertion by ex-CM’s daughter with a surprise candidate

Ahead of LS polls, children of ex-Kerala CM Karunakaran set stage for intense battle in Thrissur, which has candidates like BJP’s Suresh Gopi & CPI’s Sunil Kumar.

Kerala court gives death sentence to 15 PFI members convicted in murder of a BJP leader

Ranjith Sreenivasan, BJP OBC Morcha state secretary, was murdered at his home on 19 December, 2021. Prosecution had sought maximum sentence, saying they were a 'trained killer squad'.

Angry cop of Malayalam cinema to BJP’s big hope for Kerala Lok Sabha seat — who is Suresh Gopi

PM Narendra Modi attended Suresh Gopi's daughter's wedding Wednesday. Former RS MP appears to be gearing up to fight for Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, where he lost in 2019, once again.

Modi to visit Kerala today, 2nd time in a fortnight. What makes BJP so optimistic about Kerala

Visit comes months ahead of Lok Sabha polls, as BJP ramps up efforts to woo voters of the southern state where it has never won a seat in general elections.

BJP can’t win over Kerala by giving it a bad image. Best to leave the state alone

The Kerala Story is far from the truth. There is politics in Kerala, there is trade unionism, but incidents of violence have been few and far between.

Modi’s Kerala visit: ‘Cooperative federalism’, opposition bashing & meeting with bishops

During his two-day Kerala visit, PM Modi attended a youth event in Kochi, where he spoke about projects like Vande Bharat and hit out at Left & Congress govts over unemployment.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.