The Left hit the ground running with early candidate announcement, with UDF having to play catch-up. From BJP’s perspective, this election is a quarter-final or semi-final.
Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar is up against incumbent CPI(M) MLA and minister V. Sivankutty in Nemom, one of 7 assembly segments under Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat.
With the Left aggressively chipping away at the Hindu votes, it might be in the BJP’s short-term interest to consolidate its base before casting its net wider.
PM Modi began the BJP-led NDA’s assembly election campaign in Thiruvananthapuram, linking the party’s recent civic victory in the state capital to what he called growing public trust in the BJP.
The NDA’s vote share stood at around 16%, largely in line with its 15.64% share in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In the 2021 Assembly polls, the NDA’s vote share was 12.41%.
Thrissur MP Gopi secured the BJP’s first-ever Lok Sabha victory in Kerala, but he is not helping the BJP expand its footprint in the state, as expected.
In an interview, Rajeev Chandrasekhar dismisses Congress's demand for a special parliamentary session on Op Sindoor & Trump's role in brokering ceasefire with Pakistan.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made a real political statement when he watched Empuraan with his family, despite the film taking potshots at the Left and Vijayan’s cult of personality.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General. Armed Forces Tribunal has put his retirement on hold.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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