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  Manjeshwar Assembly Election 2026: IUML aims for hat-trick as BJP's Surendran eyes breakthrough

  India | April 03, 2026 14:20 IST

  Hot seats in Kerala Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 assembly elections, AKM Ashraf of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) defeated K Surendran of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 745 votes.

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  Congress, Left trade 'false abuse' in Kerala; BJP is 'A team' assembly polls: PM Modi in Palakkad

  India | April 03, 2026 11:43 IST

  Later in the day, the prime minister will travel to neighbouring Thrissur, where he is slated to hold a massive roadshow in the heart of the city.

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  Election Commission hikes pay for poll officials ahead of assembly elections in five states

  India | March 25, 2026 19:28 IST

  The official explained that the revised pay structure aims to provide fair compensation and motivate staff who work long and demanding hours during elections. The assembly elections are scheduled next month in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.

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  When did the BJP open its account for the first time in Kerala Assembly and who was the winner?

  India | March 24, 2026 18:19 IST

  In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested 115 out of the 140 seats, yet it failed to win a single seat. Despite increasing its overall vote share slightly compared to 2016, the party could not convert its support into legislative representation.

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  'Clerical error': Kerala CEO suspends officer after EC document with BJP seal distributed to parties

  India | March 24, 2026 8:23 IST

  Stressing that the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer acknowledged the lapse as soon as it was detected, it said that the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer issued a formal letter on March 21 to withdraw the erroneous document.

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  'Attempt to garner Muslim votes': Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Kerala CM Vijayan for equating Congress

  India | March 22, 2026 23:42 IST

  Kerala assembly elections 2026: BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who is party's candidate from the Nemom assembly constituency, has slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for equating the saffron party with the Congress and called it an attempt to garner Muslim votes.

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  Kerala polls 2026: Congress counters CM Vijayan's 'B-team' charge, predicts landslide win for UDF

  India | March 22, 2026 17:09 IST

  Kerala assembly elections 2026: Congress leader KC Venugopal, a Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Alappuzha, has countered Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's 'B-team' charge and alleged that there is a possible understanding between the CPI(M) and the BJP.

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  Kerala polls: CM Vijayan calls Rahul Gandhi 'B-team' of BJP, accuses Cong of appeasement politics

  India | March 21, 2026 18:18 IST

  Kerala assembly elections 2026: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has alleged that the Congress is doing politics of appeasement, while also calling Rahul Gandhi the 'B-team' of the BJP.

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  How BJP's Kerala rise unfolded: Vote share growth, seats contested and allies | Explained

  Explainers | March 19, 2026 14:08 IST

  The BJP's journey in Kerala spans over four decades, marked by slow but consistent organisational growth, expanding vote share and persistent electoral efforts. Despite limited success in securing seats, the party has strengthened its cadre, widened alliances and improved visibility.

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  Confusing politics: How many Congress parties are there in Kerala?

  India | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  As Kerala heads into Assembly polls, voters face confusion due to multiple parties sharing the Congress name despite belonging to different alliances. Let's have a look at different Congress parties in the state.

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  Kerala Polls: Congress faces internal tussle as MPs push for Assembly tickets, second list awaited

  India | March 19, 2026 12:44 IST

  According to sources, Sudhakaran—a former State Congress President—went so far as to threaten to cause a split within the party if he was not allotted the Kannur constituency seat.

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  Shashi Tharoor dismisses BJP as marginal force in Kerala elections, predicts LDF-UDF duel

  India | March 19, 2026 11:44 IST

  Tharoor acknowledged that recent surveys indicate a razor-thin UDF-LDF contest, rendering every single vote critical. "We're not writing off BJP or resting on laurels," he stressed, calling for maximum mobilisation even while dismissing saffron ambitions as no real governance challenge in Kerala.

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  Kerala polls: BJP releases second list of 39 candidates, fields Kummanam Rajasekharan from Aranmula

  India | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  Former CPI MLA CC Mukundan, who recently joined the BJP, will be the party's candidate from Nattika, and cardiologist Dr N Prathap Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Meditrina Hospital Group, is the BJP's candidate from Kollam.

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  70 per cent Kerala MLAs face criminal cases, serious charges against 25 pc: ADR Report

  India | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  The analysis, conducted by ADR and Kerala Election Watch, examined affidavits of 132 sitting MLAs and found that 92 legislators have pending criminal cases.

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  Kerala's electoral history in numbers: How governments have changed every five years barring 2021?

  India | March 18, 2026 13:30 IST

  Kerala’s electoral history is defined by a distinct, long-standing trend of alternating between two primary coalitions—the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF)—every five years, the pattern that remained unbroken for over four decades until the 2021 Assembly election.

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  Kerala Election: Can BJP finally break its Assembly jinx? Seats where BJP came second in 2021

  India | March 18, 2026 14:04 IST

  Kerala Assembly Election 2026: Nemom stands as a prime example of the BJP's heartbreaking near-victories, a Hindu-dominated constituency in Thiruvananthapuram where O Rajagopal claimed Kerala's inaugural saffron Assembly win in 2016 by 8,671 votes.

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  BJP bets big on Christian votes in Kerala, names 4 candidates in Assembly poll list: Who are they?

  India | March 17, 2026 11:48 IST

  As per the list, George Kurian has been fielded from Kanjirappally, PC George from Poonjar, Shone George from Pala, and Anoop Antony Joseph has been fielded from Thiruvalla.

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  Kerala Assembly Polls: BJP releases first list of 47; fields Rajeev Chandrasekhar, R Sreelekha

  India | March 16, 2026 17:55 IST

  The announcement reflects the party’s strategy to balance seasoned leaders with new faces in its bid to strengthen its presence in Kerala’s political landscape.

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  Setback for CPM: Veteran leader G Sudhakaran to contest Keralam polls as independent candidate

  India | April 03, 2026 12:20 IST

  Sudhakaran said he would speak about political issues during the campaign but would not speak against the government and did not know whether there was anti-incumbency.

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  Kerala High Court removes Vellappally Natesan, other office bearers from SNDP Yogam posts

  India | March 12, 2026 14:17 IST

  The government lawyer said that, as the violation of statutory requirements applied to the organisation's governance as a whole, all the office bearers and the entire Board were disqualified by the court.