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KERALA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2026 NEWS

In the polls, John trounced a Left-backed Independent to win the Thiruvananthapuram Assembly seat, even as the UDF ended the decade-long rule of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF.

‘There is no room for despair’: Lone communist minister in India, C P John, charts a new course

May 23, 2026 7:31 am

Kerala Transport Minister John is the Communist Marxist Party (CMP) chief and a first-time MLA, who has been a long-standing UDF ally

Meet the new Kerala Cabinet: Satheesan balances veterans, dynasts, debutants in his team

May 19, 2026 5:03 pm

Five of the ministers in the 21-member Cabinet are dynasts. Among them are K Muraleedharan, the son of the late CM K Karunakaran, and IUML’s P K Basheer and V E Abdul Gafoor.

Kerala CM race concluded with Congress naming VD Satheesan as chief minister, bypassing K C Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala.

The rivals VD Satheesan left behind in Kerala race: K C Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala

May 14, 2026 1:56 pm

While Venugopal had the support of a majority of the party’s 63 MLAs, his one-time political mentor Chennithala’s case rested on his seniority and long-standing ties with the Gandhi family. Both were overlooked.

While in the Opposition, it had criticised the scheme, accusing the previous LDF government of facilitating the Sangh Parivar's “saffronisation” of school education by signing the MoU with the Centre.

VD Satheesan, the 'bookworm' who scripted Congress-led UDF's big Kerala win

May 15, 2026 3:02 am

During his five-year LoP stint, Satheesan emerged as a formidable political figure by directly taking on CM Vijayan; he is also said to have played a key role in rejuvenating Congress at the grassroots.

CPM citadels breached to Vijayan factor: Key takeaways from UDF’s Kerala comeback

May 05, 2026 6:50 am

As per latest trends, many Cabinet ministers are trailing in their seats

Kerala poll results: UDF on comeback trail, who will Congress pick as its CM face?

May 04, 2026 1:53 pm

Senior party leaders like V D Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K C Venugopal are said to be in the running for the top post

Kerala Election Results 2026: Check constituency-wise, seat-wise and party-wise full list of winners and key updates.

Kerala Election Results Winners List 2026: Congress Wins 63 Seats as CPI(M) Shrinks to 26. Full Constituency-Wise Data Here

May 05, 2026 9:33 am

Kerala Election Results 2026: As per the ECI data on 7:20 PM, the Indian National Congress reached 63 seats, emerging as the largest party in the tally. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) followed with 25 seats (and 1 lead), while the Indian Union Muslim League secured 22 seats.

Assembly Election Results 2026 | Mamata alleges EVM tampering, voter deletions, calls CEC ‘villain’ after Bengal loss

May 06, 2026 12:20 pm

ECI Election Results 2026 | West Bengal (WB), Tamilnadu (TN), Kerala, Assam Election Result 2026: Among the biggest surprises, was the actor Vijay-led TVK's performance. It surged ahead of DMK and AIDMK to take the lead in Tamil Nadu.

Kerala Election Results 2026: Voters hand UDF clear edge in Kerala polls, Left falls behind

May 06, 2026 7:55 am

Kerala Election Results 2026: VD Satheesan, Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly and a frontrunner for the Chief Minister’s post, has secured victory in the Paravur constituency.

Early trends showed Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) leading in more than 59 seats in Kerala, as of 12 pm on Monday. (PTI/ File Photos)

Kerala Election Results 2026: BJP wins 3 Assembly seats in Kerala for the first time

May 05, 2026 10:07 am

Kerala Election Results 2026: As the counting of votes in Kerala progressed to the final stages, the Congress-led UDF looked all set to return to power after 10 years. Meanwhile, the BJP made historic inroads in the state with wins in 3 seats- Nemom, Palakkad, Kazhakoottam.