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UDF wins 17 seats in Kerala local body bypolls; LDF 13, BJP 4, AAP & SDPI 1 each. UDF increased tally from 11 to 17, wresting 5 from LDF. SDPI retained Kuttimaram Parambu ward in Erattupetta municipality. 114 candidates, incl. 47 women, contested in 33 wards; turnout 72.71%.

The Nava Kerala Sadass, a State-wide public outreach programme by the LDF government, will kick off in Kottayam district on Tuesday.

LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan accuses Congress of orchestrating attack on CM's vehicle, calling it a well-planned conspiracy. He suggests potential involvement of Congress leadership and urges restraint from LDF workers and public. He expresses disappointment in the Opposition's decision to boycott the Navakerala Sadas, yet more people are participating. He…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the election campaign of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the State with a massive public event in the first week of January.

LDF march to Kerala-Karnataka border in protest against Karnataka govt's ban on transportation of fodder. Convener E.P. Jayarajan said ban was to protect corporate interests, urged Rahul Gandhi to intervene. He said Congress yet to resist RSS, candidature of Gandhi in Wayanad not a subject of LDF.

kerala Opposition leader v.d. Satheesan rebutted CPI(M) claim that Congress' Lok Sabha motion on Kerala's financial crisis contradicted UDF's narrative. He said Congress had repeatedly slammed Centre's fiscal federalism trespasses. Satheesan accused LDF of dismal fiscal management, maladministration, prolificacy & corruption. He said Centre's scaling down of tax dividend &…

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the State will extend help to flood-hit Tamil Nadu. He also welcomed T.N. Prathapan MP’s notice for adjournment motion in Parliament against Centre’s “hostility”. He said the LDF will have a candidate in Wayanad and BJP won’t make any impact in Thrissur. To improve…

CM Vijayan questions Congress: decide if CPI(M) or BJP is primary foe in 2024 LS polls. He says BJP barely in reckoning in Kerala, making CPI(M) primary enemy. LDF to field candidate in Wayanad. INDIA bloc not an alliance, only to ensure BJP's defeat. No say in candidate selection of…

CPI(M) hails Congress move to spotlight Centre's "fiscal hostility" towards Kerala; kerala chief minister pinarayi Vijayan terms it "course correction"; Balan says Congress sensed tide changing in Kerala; Gopinath says he remains a Congress person at heart.

CPI(M) blames Congress' "delusive go-it-alone strategy" for BJP's success in Hindi heartlands; Congress accuses CPI(M) of fault-finding campaign to benefit BJP in LS polls; CPI(M) suggests free coming together of anti-Sangh Parivar forces at State level; Congress sees CPI(M) trying to isolate it in INDIA Bloc & UDF.

Kerala has achieved a huge increase in per capita income and the State soon will be free of people with extreme poverty, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Navakerala Sadas held at Cheruthuruthy on Monday.