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Kerala High Court Seeks Poll Body's Reply On Pleas By Two BJP Candidates

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 21, 2021, Kochi

The Kerala High Court has sought the response of the Election Commission to pleas by two BJP candidates challenging the Returning Officers' decision rejecting their nominations for the April 6 assembly polls.

"Alternate Rule Of Congress-Led UDF, LDF In Kerala Will Be Broken This Time": BJP

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 21, 2021, Kochi

The BJP is confident that the alternate rule of UDF and LDF fronts in Kerala would be broken in the April 6 assembly polls as people are yearning for a change and would vote for the BJP-led NDA, whose poll plank is development and not "love jihad", a top party office bearer said.

Congress-Led UDF Releases Manifesto For Kerala, Promises Homes To Poor

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 20, 2021, Thiruvananthapuram

The Opposition Congress led UDF today released a"People's Manifesto" for the April 6 assembly polls, promising Rs 2,000 monthly pension to homemakers, Five kg free rice to all white card holders and five lakh homes to the poor.

Blunt And Effective: Pinarayi Vijayan Embodies The Best And Worst Of Kerala Politics

Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday March 20, 2021, New Delhi

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was born around two decades after the Vaikkom Satyagraha into a Thiyya family - in northern Kerala, the Thiyyas are the traditional toddy tappers. He himself may have had little experience in the trade, but the tag, often a slur in Malayalam, stuck and came handy to rivals seeking a verbal stab at him.

Kerala's Left Alliance Promises Pension For Homemakers In Poll Manifesto

Press Trust of India | Friday March 19, 2021, Thiruvananthapuram

The ruling Left front in Kerala today released its manifesto for the April 6 assembly polls, promising "pension" for homemakers, creation of 40 lakh jobs for the youth and 15,000 startups over next five years.

KK Shailaja - From Teacher To Kerala's Covid Fighter-In-Chief

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday March 19, 2021, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

KK Shailaja, Kerala's Health Minister, starts her day by meeting visitors at her home in Kannur's Mattannur, now her constituency for the April 6 election. Mattannur is a CPI(M) stronghold where state minister EP Jayrajan won with a margin of around 40,000 votes in the last election.

"May Not Agree Entirely, But...": E Sreedharan On BJP, Plans For Kerala

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday March 19, 2021, Thiruvananthapuram

Even though the party has just one legislator in the entire state but the BJP's outlook in next month's elections has become a keenly-watched subject all thanks to the entrance of a disruptor - 88-year-old technocrat E Sreedharan, dubbed "Metro Man" for his work on high-profile infrastructure and mass transit projects like the Delhi Metro.

"Mamata Banerjee's Irritation...": Why TV's Most Famous Ram Joined BJP

Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday March 18, 2021, New Delhi

Just days before the start of assembly elections to four states and a Union Territory, actor Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in the iconic 1987 show Ramayan, has joined the BJP.

Won't Contest Against Kerala Chief Minister, Says Congress's K Sudhakaran

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 18, 2021, Kannur

In a setback to the Congress in Kerala, senior party leader K Sudhakaran on Thursday said he would not contest against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Dharmadom constituency in northern Kannur district. , , , , , , , Election News,

Record Seizures Worth Rs 331 Crore Made In Poll-Bound States, Puducherry: Election Commission

Press Trust of India | Thursday March 18, 2021, New Delhi

The Election Commission on 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.

Congress "Compromising With Communal Forces", Says Kerala Chief Minister

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 17, 2021, Kalpetta

Setting out on the campaign trail in Wayanad district in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today attacked the Congress-led UDF and the BJP-NDA fronts alleging that they have joined hands in an attempt to stop the developmental activities in the state.

Heated Battle In BJP's Lone Seat In Kerala Assembly

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 17, 2021, Thiruvananthapuram

Nemom, a tiny suburb located on the outskirts of Kerala, is the most talked-about constituency in the April 6 assembly polls.

Kerala Assembly Election 2021: PC Thomas-Led Kerala Congress Quits NDA Ahead Of Assembly Polls

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 17, 2021, Kochi/Kottayam

The Kerala Congress headed by former Union Minister PC Thomas on Wednesday quit the NDA alleging that his party was neglected by theBJP-led alliance when theseats were allocated for the April 6 polls.

Election Commission Makes "Record Rs 331 Cr Seizure" In Poll-Bound States

Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday March 17, 2021, New Delhi

A record Rs 331 crore in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods have been seized in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the government said today. The seizures already surpasses the total amount caught in the assembly elections to these state and the Union Territory in 2016 when Rs 225.77 crores of seizures were made, it said.

Ex-Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy Files Nomination For Puthuppally Seat

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 16, 2021, Kottayam/Alappuzha

Former Kerala Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy and Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday filed their nominations for the April 6 assembly elections in the state.