If one were to see the past history of Assembly elections in Kerala, the incumbent government has never retained power ever since the first state elections. And none had any doubt about the continuation of the trend until the final results of civic polls were out.
But now, even the Communist Party of India-Marxist feels that the LDF would be able to re-write the coastal state s political history by retaining power. Vijayan now nurtures hope of leading the LDF to a historic win next year. Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala
In the given scenario, all eyes are now on senior Congress man and Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala. This is so because the Congress convention has been that the outgoing Leader of Opposition in the UDF gets the CM s post, which has been seen in the case of K Karunakaran, AK Antony and Oommen Chandy.
Muslim League Is Making Decisions For The Congress In Kerala, Alleges Communist CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint via Getty Images)
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has alleged that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is making decisions for the Congress following the United Democratic Front (UDF) loss in the recent civic polls in the state.
Vijayan also called the current state of affairs with regards to the opposition as deplorable . He added that getting tamed by the IUML is just an indication of Congressâ âshamelessnessâ to do anything for a few votes.
âIt is a strange experience in politics for one political party to dictate who should lead another party. Such extraordinary and anti-democratic things are happening in the UDF. It seemed like the League would take over the leadership of the UDF after the results of the local body elections came out. Has the League become a centre for commenting on
CPI(M) alleges vote trading by UDF, BJP
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M.V. Jayarajan releases audio recording as proof to his charge
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M.V. Jayarajan releases audio recording as proof to his charge
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] district secretary M.V. Jayarajan has released an audio recording claiming that the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indulged in vote-trading during the recent local body elections.
Addressing the media, Mr. Jayarajan played a 17-minute phone conversation between two activists, allegedly of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the BJP, over the defeat of the UDF candidate in the Gopalpet ward of the Thalassery municipality.
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Congress party in Kerala is all set to revamp the working style after it failed to capitalize on the anti-incumbency factor. Local-level alliances in north Kerala backfired as it had counter effects. Senior Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, Mullappally Ramachandran and Ummen Chandy at a meeting. | Photo Credit: Times Now
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Winnable fresh faces to be given preference.
More consultations and talks to be held to quell the apprehensions in the minds of the minorities.
Kozhikode: Five months from now leading to the crucial state Assembly polls is a tightrope walk and a litmus test for the Congress party in Kerala. One, that the Congress party needs to balance its political equations with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Welfare Party of India (WPI) on one side and ensure that the party is able to win the Christian minority voters that the party had to concede to the Left Front in the loca
UDF meeting likely to be stormy
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Congress, IUML may point fingers at each other for poll debacle
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Congress, IUML may point fingers at each other for poll debacle
The United Democratic Front (UDF) district meeting to be held on Tuesday in the wake of the front losing the Kochi Corporation, will see the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) blaming each other for the poll debacle.
While the Congress-led UDF fell short of the required number for continuing in power, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), which had 34 councillors, ensured the support of two Independents, including T.K. Ashraf, the League rebel, to return to power after a hiatus of 10 years.