Even as speculations are rife about the Kerala Congress (M) [KC(M)] returning to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead of the Assembly elections, the State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to lease land to the K.M. Mani Foundation to set up a memorial institute in the name of the founding chairperson of the KC(M). As … Read more
Voters queue at a school in Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (January 12, 2026) to cast their ballots. | Photo Credit: JAYAMOHAN A Buoyed by the winning performance in the just-concluded local body polls in Kerala, the United Democratic Front (UDF) on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) wrested the Vizhinjam ward in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, where the … Read more
Having finalised the seat-sharing talks, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Monday announced its candidate list for the Kottayam district panchayat divisions. In the 23-member district panchayat, the CPI(M) and the Kerala Congress (M) will contest nine seats each, and CPI in four divisions, while an LDF Independent will contest in the remaining one seat. … Read more
LDF candidates assemble for a photo after the front’s announcement of its 93 candidates for the local body elections in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has announced its list of candidates for the upcoming local body elections in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. Candidates have been declared for 93 … Read more
General Education Minister V. Sivankutty stated that Kerala presented its education policy as a national alternative to counter insidious efforts to saffronise and corporatise education. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Sunday (October 19, 2025) appeared divided over the Kerala Government’s move to sign a Memorandum of Understanding … Read more
P.V. Anvar | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Independent legislator P.V. Anvar, who acrimoniously broke ranks with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), has declared Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin as the ideological lodestar of his nascent social organisation. Remarkably, Mr. Anvar’s fledgeling organisation, the Democratic Movement of Kerala … Read more
The Balussery Assembly constituency committee of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Monday took out a jatha in protest against the Centre’s denial of approval for an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kinalur in Kozhikode. The State government has identified Kinalur as the location for the AIIMS and acquired around 150 acres land … Read more
With their continued dominance in the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has decided to escalate its recriminatory campaign against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government with an eye on the local body polls in 2025 and beyond. The Opposition showed no sign of resting on its laurels and has … Read more
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan here on Wednesday slammed the Left Democratic Front government for taking sides with the BJP and pushing the State to an incredibly dire financial situation. In an interaction with the media in Kottayam , Mr.Satheesan pointed out that it was quite astonishing that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remained silent … Read more
In an apparent counter-attack to the allegations of fielding namesakes of United Democratic Front candidate K.Francis George, the Left Democratic Front on Saturday accused the Congress of striking a deal with the National Democratic Alliance. Addressing the media, Kerala Congress (M) general secretary Stephen George alleged it was K.A. Prasad, Kottayam district president of the … Read more