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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Topic: BJP Kerala

BJP is wooing Christians in Kerala, but its ticket to power is to ensure Congress-led UDF’s defeat in 2026

Despite growing islamophobia in a section of Christian community, they are, by instinct, Congress voters. BJP will have to widen schism between Muslims & Christians to pip the Congress.

Kochi landfill fire: BJP claims Kerala govt ‘bent rules’ to award waste management contract

Ex-Union minister Javadekar says state didn't adhere to waste management guidelines, leading to landfill fire. Contract given to firm linked to kin of UDF & LDF leaders, he claims.

Kerala BJP should shun Hindutva: ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan, who quit politics but stayed in party

In an interview with ThePrint, Sreedharan, who contested unsuccessfully on a BJP ticket in Kerala assembly polls this year, talks about 'love jihad' & party's presence in the state.

Kerala’s Deng Xiaoping, Pinarayi Vijayan is showing Bengal’s Left how it’s done

With the LDF's historic win in Kerala, CM Pinarayi Vijayan has further increased his clout before the CPM's central leadership, especially with the Left drawing a blank in Bengal.

Governance, not ideology — how Kerala’s LDF managed a historic return to power under Pinarayi

Pinarayi Vijayan’s LDF returning to power will be the first time since 1977 that Kerala has elected an outgoing ruling coalition.

PM Modi boost to Kerala BJP, hoping to leave mark with Sabarimala & ‘love jihad’ narratives

BJP’s ‘love jihad’ bogey has found resonance with a few Christians while its Sabarimala stand forced a CPI(M) minister to admit that allowing women into the hill shrine was a mistake.

Sabarimala shadow on Kerala polls — murmurs of ‘BJP only party for Hindus’ in Pathanamthitta

The BJP, which has made electoral inroads in Pathanamthitta district where the Sabarimala shrine is located, is now being seen as a ‘protector of Hindus’.

Why India is only ‘partly free’, and BJP Metro Man’s political track in Kerala

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Union minister Muraleedharan flip-flops over Sreedharan as BJP’s CM candidate in Kerala

V. Muraleedharan first announced that 'Metro man' E. Sreedharan will be the BJP's CM candidate in Kerala, but retracted later in a tweet.

Kerala BJP requests central leadership to make Sreedharan NDA’s CM candidate

The state BJP unit said it is confident that development works will get implemented with a ten-fold force under ‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.