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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday said it has "lost" elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal but has not "lost its morale or resolve" to continue to be peoples voice in these tough times. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party would deliberate on its failures and do course correction after internal deliberations. "We have lost the election in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal but we have neither lost our morale nor our resolve or determination to co...

BJP faces total wash-out in district

Heres Why Pinarayi Vijayan Cant Be Called a Modi in a Mundu Going by classical definitions, the chief minister is far from being an autocrat. What saves him is the Lefts deeply embedded corrective mechanism. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan at an election rally. Photo: Twitter/@CPIMKerala Politics6 hours ago The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front is set to retain power in Kerala, with the trends projecting it as leading or having won at least 94 of the 140 assembly seats. The LDF victory will curb a fo...

Left Front Led by Pinarayi Vijayan Retains Control of Kerala Assembly The Kerala assembly has 140 seats – so a party or alliance needs to win 71 to form the government. Pinarayi Vijayan. Photo: PTI Politics10 hours ago New Delhi: Bucking the trend of the state changing government’s every five years, the Left Democratic Front is on its way to staying in power for another term. The LDF is leading in 99 of the state’s 140 constituencies. The UDF is leading in 41 seats. The BJP has draw...

Counting begins in Kerala May 02, 2021 Preparation underway on the eve of counting day of Kerala Assembly Polls, in Kochi, Saturday   -  PTI Preparation underway on the eve of counting day of Kerala Assembly Polls, in Kochi, Saturday   -  PTI× Of the 2.74 crore electorate in the state, 2.03 crore had exercised their franchise in the polls Counting of votes, polled in the April 6 Kerala assembly elections, began on Sunday morning adhering to Covid-19 protocols. The postal votes were taken ...

Counting of postal votes begins in Kerala, Left ahead in initial trends Twitter Initial trends in Kerala show that of the 87 constituencies, the ruling Left leads in 50 seats when counting of postal votes was taken up first at 8 a.m. on Sunday. The Congress-led UDF leads in 36 and the BJP on one seat. Looking back at previous elections, its always the Left that has the edge when it comes to postal ballots. Voting took place in the state on April 6 to elect 140 legislators to the 15th Kerala L...

NEW DELHI: The Left is on course to create history in Kerala. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF is ahead in 80 out of the 140 seats in the southern state while the Congress-led UDF is leading in 44, as per the current trends. If the trends hold, Vijayan will stay on as chief minister of Kerala for another five years. Rare feat While it is not uncommon for ruling parties to get re-elected in an election, Kerala has stood out as an exception over the years. In the last four decades, Kerala has not...

With elections behind us, it is now time to save lives and contain the pandemic

The LDF victory is being seen as a popular endorsement of the Pinarayi governments welfare schemes, including multiple pensions for vulnerable sections, the handling of the back-to-back floods, the Nipah and Covid outbreaks by providing medical care and free food-kits to all, and also an endorsement of Pinarayis style of leadership.

Rajnath congratulates Mamata, Vijayan, Stalin on victories in assembly polls Rajnath congratulates Mamata, Vijayan, Stalin on victories in assembly polls ANI / Updated: May 2, 2021, 18:47 IST West Bengal Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for their success in the assembly polls. In tweets, he extended his best wishes to the three opposition leaders with trends from the Election Commission showing that the ruling Trinamool Congress is heading for major victory in West Bengal, ruling LDF is pois...