Page 7 - Kerala Assembly Polls

CPI(M), CPI finalise list of ministers; 12 new faces

Of the total 19 ministers in the state cabinet, CPI(M) will have 12, CPI four, Janata Dal (S), NCP and Congress(S) one each

Pinarayi Vijayan to be sworn in as Kerala CM on May 25

Discussions have also begun on finalising ministers in the party, said Vijayan

Oomen Chandy goes down battling graft charges against his govt

The Chandy government had faced the elections under a cloud of charges from bar bribery case to solar scam

Kerala Assembly polls: LDF surges ahead, leading in 88 constituencies

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has also established a clear lead

Kerala Assembly polls: Left forges ahead

According to Election officials, candidates from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had forged ahead in 53 constituencies

Kerala Assembly polls: Counting of votes begins

The two-month long campaign saw the ruling Congress-led UDF and CPI(M) headed LDF engaging in a fierce battle

Kerala Assembly polls: UDF 'confident' despite exit poll predictions

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said they do not generally go by the exit polls as they are "unreliable"

Kerala Assembly polls: Voting percentage touches 77.35%

Kozhikode recorded the highest voting percentage at 81.89%

Kerala Assembly polls: We will win, claims Ooomen Chandy

CPI(M) leader V S Achuthanandan also asserted that his coalition was set to win the Kerala assembly election

Kerala Assembly polls: 57.5% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm

The state capital Thiruvananthapuram recorded the lowest of 44.93% till 3 pm

Kerala Assembly polls: Stars queue up cast their votes

Mammootty, his actor son Dulquar Salman and actor and BJP Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi were among the celebrities who cast their vote today

Kerala Assembly polls: Voter turnout recorded at 28.46% till noon

Tight security has been put in place across the state with the deployment of about 52,000 police personnel from state police forces

Kerala assembly polls: P Sathasivam becomes first Kerala governor to cast vote

Sathasivam had first registered himself as a voter earlier this month

Kerala assembly polls: 12.1% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

While Kozhikode recorded 13.16% turnout till 9 a.m, it was 9.62% in Idukki and 8.21% in Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala assembly Polls: Voting in state begins today; leaders express confidence

Among the early voters were Pinarayi Vijayan, actor and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Suresh Gopi and Congress MLA Sabarinath

Kerala assembly polls 2016: BJP will not win single seat in state, says Oommen Chandy

Said the state would give PM Modi a fitting reply for drawing a parallel between Somalia and Kerala

Kerala assembly polls: CPI(M) assails PM Modi for his Somalia remarks

Said situation in the state did not become like the African country because BJP never came to power here

Kerala seeks apology from PM Modi, not silence: Oommen Chandy on Somalia comparison

Said that the pride of Malayalees all over the world was deeply affected

Kerala assembly polls: UDF, LDF target BJP-led NDA third front in state

The bipolar politics of Congress-led UDF and CPI(M) headed LDF seems to have received a beating with the third Front of BJP-led NDA becoming a reality this time

Kerala Assembly polls: Rebels, namesakes give sleepless nights to candidates

Even though the main battle is between UDF and LDF, the NDA has made the electoral contest triangular in many constituencies