Category: kerala

The Left Democratic Front had a clear upper hand in the region comprising Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam and Alappuzha in 2021 as it bagged 25 of the 37 Assembly seats. But this time, the shifting of political loyalty of some candidates and the fielding of some prominent individuals in some key constituencies have made the contests…

“Your time is over. Your expiry date is over. You don’t have any time to continue. Now, the UDF’s time has come,” Mr. Reddy said during the roadshow

Positioning the BJP-led NDA as a decisive alternative, the Prime Minister said that an NDA government would advance the vision of a “Viksit Kerala”

The BJP leader, who served as Governor of Mizoram and Goa, talks about his decision not to contest the Assembly polls from Chengannur, the BJP-led NDA’s chances, and the focused attacks on the BJP by the LDF and the UDF

The LDF, the UDF and the NDA are locked in three-cornered fights in the constituencies of Nemom, Kazhakkoottam, Vattiyoorkkavu, Aranmula, Pala, Thrissur, Nattika, Palakkad and Manjeshwaram. The outcomes from these seats could even determine the final outcome of the polls.

Left Democratic Front has an upper hand at present in these seats, and the United Democratic Front has only one MLA

The UDF has fielded sitting MLA A.K.M. Ashraf of the Indian Union Muslim League, the NDA is fielding former BJP State president K. Surendran once again and the LDF has fielded Communist Party of India (Marxist) district secretariat member K.R. Jayanandan

Should the RSP fail to open its account again in the Assembly election, the resulting migration of cadre and leaders may well signal the end of the party as a significant force in Kerala politics

The BJP has fielded Sobha Surendran, who helped the party leap to the second position in the constituency for the first time in 2016, hoping to wrest the seat from the United Democratic Front. The Left Democratic Front has been finishing in third spot in the segment for the past three elections. Neither the UDF…

Defections and cross-affiliations are blurring the traditional ideological boundaries between the United Democratic Front, Left Democratic Front, and the National Democratic Alliance. Increasingly, electoral pragmatism rather than ideological loyalty appears to be shaping political choices