The Kerala government has decided to hand over the investigation into the tragic death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Senior Congress leader and former UDF convenor Benny Behanan has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), with the Congress High Command set to initiate discussions to select a new president for the party’s state unit.
A meeting of the state Cabinet held on Wednesday decided to cancel the flagship project initiated by the earlier LDF administration.
Congress is preparing a large-scale swearing-in event in Thiruvananthapuram as V.D. Satheesan gets ready to lead Kerala after the party’s return to power.
The Congress on Thursday finally announced V.D. Satheesan as the Chief Minister-designate for the new United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala — a “difficult but right choice”, according to party observers — that came more than 10 days after the Assembly election results were declared on May 4. The decision followed intense lobbying, negotiations and consultations at multiple levels, according to Congress insiders.
The Congress-led UDF appears to have seized the momentum at the fag end of the campaign, riding on what it projects as a growing undercurrent for change.
During a campaign event in Kattakkada, Krishnadas stated that if the CPI(M)-led LDF or the Congress-led UDF came to power, “love jihad” would become widespread in Kerala.
In the April 9 assembly elections, the BJP is making a concerted attempt to shatter the long-standing duopoly of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala by focusing on strengthening its base in key areas like Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kasargod and Thrissur.
In his complaint filed with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Kerala, Shibu Baby John said that despite holding a constitutional post that requires impartiality, Speaker Shamseer openly campaigned for a specific political front.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) released a manifesto for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday in Kochi.
