Fresh after its victory in the local body polls, the UDF is already discussing Assembly poll strategy, including a march in February. It has also inducted two parties as associates.
In a candid conversation with ThePrint, CPI (M)’s Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas also talked about the Left’s electoral setbacks in Kerala local body polls.
Having wrested power in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the BJP-led NDA ended decades of Left rule in the urban civic body. The party won 50 of 101 wards, up from 35 in 2020.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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