VD Satheesan to be sworn in as Kerala CM today as UDF returns to power after a decade
The Congress-led UDF is set to form government in Kerala with V.D. Satheesan taking oath alongside a full Cabinet after the alliance’s sweeping election victory.
The Congress-led UDF is set to form government in Kerala with V.D. Satheesan taking oath alongside a full Cabinet after the alliance’s sweeping election victory.
Amid the Congress-led UDF's victory in the Kerala Assembly elections, posters targeting senior Congress leader KC Venugopal and MLA AP Anil Kumar have surfaced at several locations in Wandoor constituency, triggering political discussions in the region.
Breaking his silence after the LDF's crushing defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, outgoing chief minister and CPM Politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the coalition accepts the verdict and aims to regain public trust.
After a significant setback for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Assembly elections, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has resigned from his post.
Praveen defeated IUML’s Jayanti Rajan by a slim margin of 1,286 votes. He secured 70,448 votes, while his closest rival polled 69,162 votes.
Ahead of the counting of votes for the Kerala Assembly elections, CPI(M) state secretary M. V. Govindan on Sunday expressed confidence that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power for a third consecutive term.
With the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections having concluded on April 9 and the counting of votes still over two weeks away, a race for the potential Chief Minister’s post has erupted within the Congress party.
BJP Kerala vice-president Dr. K S Radhakrishnan on Monday said that religious leaders who enter the political arena should be prepared to face political criticism.
Satheesan described the remarks made by the father-son duo as “deplorable” and accused them of resorting to “threats” after realising that the BJP would not secure the expected votes in the Kerala Assembly elections.
The scale and urgency of the search operation also saw political attention from the woman's home state of Kerala where Assembly elections are due later this month.