Page 5 - Kerala Assembly Elections

Kerala Congress Vice President K C Rosakutty resigns from party

The election for 140-member Kerala Assembly will be held on April 6.

Muraleedharan targets Kerala CM over election nomination fraud in Kondotty

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday criticised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on his silence over the row

Kerala Assembly Polls: CM alleges vote trading between Cong and BJP

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday alleged that Congress leaders are trying to trade votes with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Rahul Gandhi to arrive in Kerala today for Assembly elections campaign

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Kerala on Monday as part of campaigns for the upcoming assembly polls

Kerala polls: LDF, UDF two sides of same coin, says BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are the two sides of the same coin and called them "LUDF", an amalgam of both

Kerala: Congress-led UDF releases manifesto, promises 500,000 homes to poor

The Opposition Congress-led UDF released a"People's Manifesto" for the April 6 assembly polls, promising Rs 2,000 monthly pension to homemakers and five lakh homes to the poor

Kerala Assembly polls: BJP alleges candidate attacked by CPI(M) workers

The BJP alleged its candidate Anoop Antony, contesting the April 6 state Assembly polls from Ambalappuzha constituency, was attacked by some CPI(M) workers, a charge dismissed by the Left party

Kerala Assembly polls: 2,138 nominations filed for 140 constituencies

As the last day for filing nomination ended on Friday for Kerala Assembly polls consisting of 140 assembly constituencies, a total of 2,138 nominations were received

Kerala polls: Congress fields C Raghunath against Vijayan in Dharmadam

Just a day before the deadline for submitting a nomination in the Kerala assembly poll ends, Raghunath filed nomination as Congress candidate to contest in Dharmadam against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

EC makes record seizures worth Rs 331 cr in poll-going states, Puducherry

The Election Commission Wednesday said record seizures worth Rs 331 crore have been made so far in the four poll-going states and Puducherry as part of the expenditure monitoring process

Kerala: Candidates list a generational change in Cong, says Chennithala

Chennithala on Sunday termed the candidate list of Congress for Kerala Assembly polls "a revolution" as Congress has given "46 out of 92 seats in Kerala to new faces" aiding "a generational change"

BJP will win only in Assam: Sharad Pawar's Assembly poll prediction

In the upcoming Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party will retain power in Assam, but other parties will win in other states, predicted National Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday

Cong releases list of 86 candidates for Kerala Assembly polls

The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 86 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections

Kerala polls: CEO explains nomination, campaign guidelines to parties

Chief Electoral Officer Tikaram Meena on Saturday called a meeting of political parties to explain the guidelines related to the submission of nomination and the poll campaign

BJP to contest 115 and allies 25 seats in Kerala: State party chief

Bharatiya Janata Party Kerala chief K Surendran on Saturday said the party will fight on 115 seats and its allies will contest the remaining 25 seats in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Kerala elections: Congress' Chenithalla to contest from Haripad Seat

Chenithalla announced that he would be contesting the upcoming state assembly elections from the Haripad constituency

Media speculation rises as BJP, Cong yet to announce names for Kerala polls

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are yet to announce their candidate lists for the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls

Kerala Cong (J) faction releases candidate list for assembly polls

The Kerala Congress (Joseph) group is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF)

Kerala polls: Cong will announce its candidates on Sunday, says Chandy

Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday said that the party will announce its list of candidates for Kerala Assembly polls on Sunday."Congress will announce its list of candidates tomorrow in Delhi. You all have to wait to know who will be the candidate in the Nemom constituency," said Chandy.When asked if he will be contesting from Nemom constituency, he said, "Wait to know who will be the candidate in the Nemom constituency."Nemom is one of the ten seats out of 91 that Congress is yet to choose a candidate.The Congress party on Friday announced that 81 candidates have been finalised, out of the 91 seats it will be contesting in Kerala. However, it did not announce the names of these candidates."There are no disputes in the ten seats, candidates are yet to be decided by the party," said Oommen Chandy.Nemom, a suburb in the state capital is becoming a focal point of the Kerala assembly polls, with all three fronts betting huge for a victory on the ...

BJP meets to finalise candidates for polls in Kerala, TN, Puducherry

A meeting was held at BJP chief JP Nadda's residence in to discuss the strategy and finalise candidates for the upcoming assembly elections