The biggest setback for Congress was the exit of K Karunakaran and his faction in 2005. Many of his erstwhile cadres ended up becoming foot soldiers for the BJP.
BJP state vice-president & Guruvayur candidate B Gopalakrishnan was booked for his alleged communal remark during campaign. But, constituency has a different picture altogether.
Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.
In interview with ThePrint, Kerala’s ex-health minister, who is contesting assembly polls from Peravoor, speaks about her party, ‘brave’ CM Vijayan & Congress’s ‘cheap propaganda’.
The leader targeted incumbent legislator U. Prathibha in Alappuzha’s Kayamkulam constituency for her 'incompetence' as an MLA, saying she was using her 'beauty & eloquence' for re-election.
The BJP’s emergence as a potent third force has altered many equations. Kerala’s politics is no longer bipolar, even if the UDF and the LDF may still claim it is.
Broad alliance cobbled together by Cong-led UDF underscores high stakes for party in next month’s polls, as it seeks to wrest back one of its strongest bastions.
With polling on April 9, Kerala’s election battle centres on whether ruling LDF can secure an unprecedented 3rd consecutive mandate as UDF hopes for a comeback & NDA looks to widen its limited base.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
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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