[ad_1] Mr. Mani said that State Government-disbursed social welfare pensions put food on the table of the people who turned “against us (LDF)” at the ballot. File | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader, M.M. Mani, on Sunday (December 14, 2025) expressed contrition that he had risked bringing disrepute […]
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[ad_1] BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has said that the results of the three-tier local body elections reflected a clear public endorsement of the idea of a developing Kerala, signalling the end of the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF’s) decade-long rule in […]
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[ad_1] Polling officials open ballot boxes during counting of votes for the Kerala local body elections, in Kozhikode, on December 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The United Democratic Front (UDF) is giving a tough fight to the Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) hegemony in Kozhikode and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has made impressive gains […]
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[ad_1] After a five-year hiatus, the United Democratic Front (UDF) has romped back to power, as it is comfortably positioned to cross the magic number of 39 in the 76-member Kochi Corporation. By noon, it was leading in 45 divisions, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) was ahead in only 20. The Bharatiya Janata Party […]
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[ad_1] Kerala local body elections 2025: One of the counting centers in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: A. Jayamohan The counting of votes for the high-stakes Kerala local body elections began at 8 a.m. on Saturday (December 13, 2025), with early trends pointing to a close contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the […]
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[ad_1] Kannur witnessed widespread allegations of violence, bogus voting and intimidation during Thursday’s local body elections, with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of orchestrating systematic disruption across the district. The CPI(M), however, rejected the charges, counter-alleging […]
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[ad_1] Voters queuing outside a polling booth at MSP Higher Secondary School, Malappuram, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN Malappuram district witnessed brisk polling in the Kerala civic body elections being held on Thursday. The polling started at 7 a.m. on an enthusiastic note, and by 1 p.m., as many as 18.31 lakh voters […]
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[ad_1] People waiting in a queue cast their votes at PKHSS Mannapra in Palakkad on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah Polling for the second and final phase of Kerala’s crucial three-tier local body elections began across the State’s seven northern districts began on Thursday (December 11, 2025) morning. Over 1.53 crore voters are eligible […]
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[ad_1] Veteran Congress leader A. K. Antony | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The Kerala local body polls will reflect the strong anti-incumbency sentiments of the people, A.K. Antony, former Chief Minister and Union Defence Minister, has said. Speaking to the media after casting his vote on Tuesday, he said that “even Left-leaning voters are wishing […]
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[ad_1] Posters of various candidates displayed along SRM Road in Kochi Corporation’s Thrikkanarvattom division | Photo Credit: The Hindu It is nothing short of a battle of prestige for both the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Ernakulam as local bodies in the district inch closer towards voting. […]
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