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Ahead of an election, Kerala is getting a potentially costly name change. The people may prefer an AIIMS

February 26, 2026 5:49 am

Who stands to gain from this, the LDF government or the BJP? Or nobody at all, if the voters would rather have substance than symbolism, AIIMS than ‘m’?

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Kerala has 2.69 crore voters in final list

February 21, 2026 4:05 am

State electoral officer Rathan U Kelkar released the final data on Friday after a meeting with representatives of various political parties.

Kerala BJP, Pinarayi on same page over paddy bonus cut

February 09, 2026 4:47 pm

Significantly, the Kerala government provides an additional bonus of Rs 6.31 per kg for paddy procurement. The development comes just ahead of Assembly polls in Kerala.

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Congress more communist than Maoists, more communal than Muslim League: Narendra Modi

January 24, 2026 5:20 am

Modi drew a parallel between the BJP’s recent victory in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation and the party’s win in the Ahmedabad civic body in 1987.

BJP names V V Rajesh Thiruvananthapuram Mayor candidate after thumping win ends Left rule

December 25, 2025 7:25 pm

Party leaders had earlier considered retired DGP R Sreelekha for the post, but a section of the party opposed her candidature.

Kerala Local Body Election Results 2025: Check results date & time, turnout and key details

December 13, 2025 9:30 am

Kerala Local Body Election Results 2025 Date & Time: Know when Kerala State Election Commission (SEC Kerala) will release Panchayat results, Municipality results and Kerala Municipal Corporation election result 2025. Full schedule, counting process and official website details.

The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police and the Election Commission to take multiple measures to ensure the smooth conduct of the local body polls on December 9 and 11.

Live relay, videography, police protection: Kerala High Court’s directions for ‘smooth’ December local body polls

December 10, 2025 12:27 pm

Kerala HC election directions, Kerala local body polls 2025: In a batch of petitions, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan issued a slew of directions so that the local body polls are “smoothly conducted” on December 9 and 11.

From a woman known for making porottas at a roadside thattukada (roadside stall) to Kerala’s first woman IPS officer who finished her career right at the top as DGP (fire and rescue) and to the man whose harrowing experience inspired the movie Manjummel Boys, the local body elections in Kerala will see a diverse array of candidates in the fray.

Kerala’s unlikely local poll candidates: ‘Manjummel Boys’ movie inspiration to state's first woman IPS and a porotta maker

November 28, 2025 12:07 am

The local elections are a crucial test for both the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead of next year’s Assembly elections.

Kerala’s Palakkad by-poll showcased how, with major parties working towards their redundancy, candidates float more freely than the vote

From Maharashtra to Kerala, from CPM to BJP political parties are facilitating their own decline

November 21, 2024 11:54 am

In Palakkad, the three major parties were projecting candidates not to win but to pass the buck in case of defeat. One thing is clear. Kerala has busted some of the distance to Maharashtra. Its major parties are working towards their redundancy