Kerala
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Confusing politics: How many Congress parties are there in Kerala?
India | Apr 03, 2026, 11:44 AM ISTAs 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 | Mar 19, 2026, 12:44 PM ISTAccording 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 | Mar 19, 2026, 11:44 AM ISTTharoor 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 | Apr 03, 2026, 11:44 AM ISTFormer 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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'Maligning a woman's character is a form of social violence': Kerala HC
India | Mar 19, 2026, 08:02 AM ISTThe observations by Justice C S Dias came while quashing the FIR registered against Malayalam film actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes of some of her past movies and advertisements.
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70 per cent Kerala MLAs face criminal cases, serious charges against 25 pc: ADR Report
India | Apr 03, 2026, 11:44 AM ISTThe 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 Election: Can BJP finally break its Assembly jinx? Seats where BJP came second in 2021
India | Mar 18, 2026, 02:04 PM ISTKerala 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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The Kottayam Gambit: Can the lotus bloom in the Syro-Malabar belt? Decoding BJP's first Kerala list
India | Mar 17, 2026, 01:36 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is stepping up its Kerala push ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections by targeting the influential Christian vote, especially in the Syro-Malabar belt. With strategic candidate selection and sustained outreach, the party aims to build on its 2024 gains.
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BJP bets big on Christian votes in Kerala, names 4 candidates in Assembly poll list: Who are they?
India | Mar 17, 2026, 11:48 AM ISTAs 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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Matrize-IANS Opinion Poll predicts Mamata's return to Bengal throne; easy win for Himanta in Assam
India | Mar 15, 2026, 11:45 PM ISTIndia TV Opinion Poll: As per the survey, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is expected to get around 155 - 170 seats, while BJP may get 100 - 115 seats. In Assam, the people is likely to put their faith again with the CM Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government.
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Assembly Polls: Bengal votes in 2 phases; Keralam, Assam on April 9, TN on 23rd; results on May 4
India | Mar 15, 2026, 11:36 PM ISTAs per the election commission, the polling in Assam, Keralam, Puducherry will take place on April 9, the counting on May 4. The election in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23, the counting on May 4. The election in West Bengal will be held in two phases - April 23 and 29.
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EC to announce poll schedule for Kerala, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry at 4 pm
India | Apr 03, 2026, 12:20 PM ISTPolls are due in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry. The poll body has convened a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule.
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LPG shortage triggers exodus of migrant workers from Kerala to their native places
India | Mar 14, 2026, 11:34 AM ISTRestaurant and hotel operators are trying to retain their staff from other states, fearing that if migrant workers leave now, they may not return until after the election.
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Keralam LDF govt takes U-turn: Backs ban on women below 50 in Sabarimala Temple, citing traditions
India | Mar 14, 2026, 11:52 AM ISTKeralam LDF govt takes U-turn: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's cabinet convened a special meeting and fully backed the Travancore Devaswom Board's push to preserve Sabarimala's age-old customs, barring women of menstruating age from the Lord Ayyappa temple.
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Kerala High Court removes Vellappally Natesan, other office bearers from SNDP Yogam posts
India | Mar 12, 2026, 02:17 PM ISTThe 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.
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PM Modi's Keralam visit: PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore
India | Mar 12, 2026, 06:40 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation several key development projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore in Keralam during his visit to the state. He also launched projects of different central ministries, including the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
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Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram gets anticipatory bail in sexual assault case from Kerala Court
Regional Cinema | Mar 09, 2026, 04:25 PM ISTChidambaram, director of Manjummel Boys, has received major relief from the court. This relief was granted in a case from 2022. Learn about the entire matter and the restrictions imposed by the court on the director in this article.
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Konni Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
India | Apr 03, 2026, 12:09 PM ISTKonni Assembly Election 2026: In 2021, KU Jenish Kumar of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) won the seat with a margin of 8,508 votes (5.67%). He polled 62,318 votes with a vote share of 41.62%.
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Thodupuzha Assembly Election: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
India | Apr 03, 2026, 12:09 PM ISTThodupuzha Assembly Election 2026: In 2021, PJ Joseph of Kerala Congress won the seat with a margin of 20,259 votes (14.62%). He polled 67,495 votes with a vote share of 48.63%.
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Pala Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
India | Apr 03, 2026, 12:09 PM ISTPala Assembly Election 2026: In 2021, Independent candidate Mani C Kappen won the seat with a margin of 15,378 votes (11.09%). He polled 69,804 votes with a vote share of 50.43%.