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Left without power across India for the first time since 1977

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (PTI File)

Updated on May 05, 2026 11:45 am IST

Rebranded Left lost old cadres, minority support

The LDF was seeking a third consecutive term, having, in 2021, broken with Kerala’s tradition of office alternating between the two fronts. (PTI)

opinion

Updated on May 04, 2026 11:25 pm IST

How Kerala mandate impacts the UDF, the LDF and the BJP

The people of Kerala, desiring change, voted the LDF out (reducing its tally from 99 seats in the 2021 assembly polls to just 35 this time). The mandate is for the UDF, which now has 102 seats in the assembly. (PTI)

opinion

Published on May 04, 2026 10:30 pm IST

Today's Chanakya exit poll: BJP sweep with 192+ seats in WB; edge to DMK in TN

Today's Chanakya has predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party, with the NDA, will retain power in Assam

india news

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 10:38 pm IST

Kerala's trailblazer Pinarayi Vijayan aiming for historic third term | 5 facts

Even though Pinarayi Vijayan broke the 'alternating power' curse in 2021, repeating the same feat and retaining power for the third consecutive time would be an even bigger challenge.

india news

Published on Apr 16, 2026 03:59 pm IST

Kerala voter turnout crosses 78% in high-stakes assembly election

People wait in a queue to cast votes during the Kerala Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Thiruvananthapuram,

india news

Updated on Apr 09, 2026 10:18 pm IST

Keralam: Farmer found hanging in front of LDF office in Vaikom

The man was found hanging at the election committee office in Thalayazham in Vaikom in Kottayam district of Keralam on Tuesday, police said.

india news

Published on Apr 07, 2026 11:39 am IST

Left leans on towering Vijayan in uphill battle to keep Kerala

PREMIUM

Kozhikode: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan addresses a public meeting ahead of the state Assembly elections, in Kozhikode, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (PTI Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 06, 2026 06:42 am IST

HT interview: Congress is a feeder organisation of BJP, says CPI(M)’s MA Baby

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary MA Baby addresses a press conference in Kochi, Kerala on Wednesday. (PTI)

india news

Published on Apr 02, 2026 05:12 am IST

5 key constituencies that will define Kerala elections

Kozhikode: A voter holds a placard during the SVEEP (Systematic Voters� Education and Electoral Participation), a voter awareness initiative ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.

india news

Published on Mar 28, 2026 12:59 pm IST

In Kerala poll season, party fidelity loses out

PREMIUM

former Communist legislators joining the BJP over the denial of seats has almost no precedence in Kerala. Such a dilution of ideological fidelity suggests multiple undercurrents. (PTI)

editorials

Published on Mar 23, 2026 09:33 pm IST

All three major fronts finalise candidates for 140 Kerala seats

india news

Published on Mar 23, 2026 06:18 am IST

Vijayan files nomination papers, declares ₹1.01 cr assets

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan submits his nomination papers as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from the Dharmadam constituency, in Kannur, Kerala, on Thursday. (PTI)

india news

Published on Mar 20, 2026 06:42 am IST

With first Congress list, shape of contests in Kerala firms up

Electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Variable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a special training of women polling officers.

india news

Published on Mar 18, 2026 08:59 am IST

With first Congress list, shape of contests in Kerala firms up

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has been fielded from Haripad constituency.

india news

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 08:02 am IST

Kerala Congress (M), BDJS announce names of 12 candidates each

india news

Published on Mar 17, 2026 07:36 am IST

LDF ally ISJD, UDF ally RSP name candidates for four seats each

india news

Published on Mar 17, 2026 07:30 am IST

Sahitya Akademi president’s remarks on incumbency spark row in Kerala

K Satchidandan

india news

Published on Feb 10, 2026 08:02 am IST

Kerala recorded positive growth across sectors in FY25: Economic Review

india news

Published on Jan 29, 2026 08:20 am IST

BJP loses key bypoll in Thiruvananthapuram corporation, now short of majority

File photo: Union home minister Amit Shah being garlanded during an interaction programme with the newly elected members of the local bodies in Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram.

others

Updated on Jan 14, 2026 06:02 pm IST

Cong rebels-BJP join hands to end Left dominance in local body polls in Thrissur

In the recent local body elections, the LDF won 10 seats, the UDF eight, the NDA four, while two independents were elected.

india news

Published on Dec 28, 2025 11:34 am IST

BJP falls one short of Thiruvananthapuram majority. Who are independent options?

Thiruvananthapuram: BJP workers celebrate their victory during the Kerala local body polls, at a counting station in Thiruvananthapuram, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.

india news

Published on Dec 13, 2025 03:58 pm IST

NCP asks its Kerala MLAs to resign, state unit 'ignores' directive

india news

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:45 am IST

Vizhinjam seaport result of current Left govt’s willpower: Kerala CM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Kerala governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Adani Group chairperson Gautam Adani in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. (ANI)

india news

Published on May 03, 2025 07:04 am IST