The stand taken by Kerala opposition leader VD Satheesan, asserting that the controversial land at Munambam in Kochi is not Waqf property, has sparked divisions within the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her poll debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, secured a historic victory with a record-breaking margin of over 4 lakh votes over her nearest rival, LDF’s Sathyan Mokeri, surpassing the record set by her brother Rahul Gandhi.
The high-octane, month-long public campaign for the Palakkad Assembly by-election concluded on Monday evening with grand roadshows organized by the three major political fronts—the Congress-led UDF, the CPI(M)-headed LDF, and the BJP-led NDA.
The ruling CPI-M-led LDF and the Opposition Congress-led UDF in Kerala called for a hartal in the Wayanad district on Tuesday
Senior Congress leader and Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, has written to the Election Commission seeking the rescheduling of the bypoll in Palakkad due to the Kalpathi Ratholsavam.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is leading in 18 of 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, dealing a severe blow to the ruling CPI-M-led LDF.
BJP leader Suresh Gopi has a clear lead in Thrissur by around 73,000 votes, Thiruvananthapuram constituency is witnessing a close fight between Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
As of 11 am, the UDF was leading in 17 constituencies, the BJP was leading in 2 constituencies and the LDF was leading in only one seat.
UDF convener MM Hassan on Saturday demanded the government to order a judicial probe into the alleged bar bribery row in the state.
Speaking to media persons in Kalpetta, Surendran said negotiations are underway with many unsatisfied leaders on both fronts, the UDF and the LDF regarding their entry into the BJP.
