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‘Kerala Fed Up Of LDF, UDF’: PM Modi Meets Newly-Elected BJP Panchayat, Municipality Members | India News

‘Kerala Fed Up Of LDF, UDF’: PM Modi Meets Newly-Elected BJP Panchayat, Municipality Members | India News

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Last Updated:February 12, 2026, 21:33 IST PM Modi said that elected representatives from the BJP-NDA would work at the grassroots level to address the challenges faced by the people. PM Modi met Kerala BJP Panchayat members, Municipality members and members of corporations. (X/@narendramodi) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met BJP elected representatives from Kerala at his residence in New Delhi and discussed ways to strengthen the party’s outreach and governance agenda in the state. The meeting was attended by BJP panchayat members, municipality members and members of corporations from across Kerala, including the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. In a post on X, PM Modi said a wide range of subjects were discussed, particularly measures to deepen the BJP’s connect with the people, promote good governance and further improve “Ease of Living”. Also Read ‘Haven’t Seen It’: MEA On Trump’s Viral Video On PM Modi He further targeted the ruling LDF and the opposition UDF in Kerala, saying the people of the state were fed up with both fronts and were now looking towards the BJP-led NDA …

LDF allots ₹14.5K cr for pensions in last budget before state polls| India News

LDF allots ₹14.5K cr for pensions in last budget before state polls| India News

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Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal presented the budget for 2026-27 FY on Thursday, making big announcements including a ₹14,500 crore outlay for social security pensions, free undergraduate education in state-run arts colleges, a hike in allowances for ASHA and anganwadi workers and the 12th Pay Revision Commission. Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal presents the state Budget 2026-27 in the state Legislative Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. (PTI) Balagopal, presenting the last budget of the current LDF dispensation and making the fourth-longest speech in the history of the Assembly, claimed that the State had “recovered from the fiscal crisis” it had been facing for a long time and that it’s debt is “not unmanageable” compared to the Union government and several other states. “We have been able to generate an additional revenue of around ₹1,27,747 crore in terms of own tax revenue…the average annual own tax revenue of this government is ₹73,002 crore. The average own tax revenue of this government is ₹73,002 crore,” the minister said, applauding taxpayers in the state for the rise in …

Satheesan slams Kerala Governor’s policy address as filled with ‘half-truths and fake claims’ of LDF govt

Satheesan slams Kerala Governor’s policy address as filled with ‘half-truths and fake claims’ of LDF govt

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Kerala’s Opposition Leader V D Satheesan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) said the policy address made by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in the Assembly was a document filled with “half-truths and fake claims” of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. Addressing a press conference, he said the government’s “failures can be read in between the lines” of the policy document. Mr. Satheesan said he agreed with the government’s views regarding “the omissions and the additions” made by the Governor to the policy address, as the Constitution stipulates that the Governor has to read the address approved by the Cabinet without any changes. However, regarding Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s move to correct the Governor’s address, Mr. Satheesan said the Chief Minister went on to counter the Governor “only because elections are approaching”. He said that the government had in the past too had run-ins with the Governor whenever it was on the defensive, only to arrive at an understanding with him later. Mr. Satheesan …

Pinarayi Vijayan will lead LDF in Assembly polls battle: CPM | India News

Pinarayi Vijayan will lead LDF in Assembly polls battle: CPM | India News

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THE CPI(M) on Sunday made clear that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will continue to lead the party-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the upcoming Assembly elections. Vijayan was the face of the LDF in the 2016 and 2021 elections, which were marked by massive verdict in favour of the alliance. After the party central committee meeting, which reviewed the party’s poll preparations in five states, CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby told reporters, “The Chief Minister, who has led a government that implemented unparalleled developmental initiatives in the history of Kerala, will be leading the political fight. In the LDF, he is the most prominent, efficient and popular leader. At the same time, leaders of the LDF allies will also be in lead roles.’’ “In the Congress-led UDF, there are many leaders eying the Chief Minister’s post. The LDF will have a collective leadership and Vijayan will be leading that collective in the elections. On the question of who will be the Chief Minister if the LDF is voted to power, the party will decide …

UDF wins Vizhinjam local body poll in Kerala, wrests control from LDF after a decade

UDF wins Vizhinjam local body poll in Kerala, wrests control from LDF after a decade

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Voters queue at a school in Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (January 12, 2026) to cast their ballot. | Photo Credit: JAYAMOHAN A Buoyed by the winning sequence in the just-concluded local body polls in Kerala, the United Democratic Front (UDF) on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) wrested the Vizhinjam ward in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, where the election was postponed due to the death of a candidate, from the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The UDF candidate, K.H. Sudheer Khan, won the seat by a margin of 83 votes. The UDF candidate secured a total of 2,902 votes, while LDF candidate N.A. Noushad of CPI(M) polled 2,819 votes. BJP candidate Sarvashakthipuram Binu came third with 2,437 votes. LDF rebel and former ward councillor N.A. Rasheed polled 118 votes. The votes secured by Mr. Rasheed played a crucial role in the UDF’s victory as the winning margin was less than the votes of the rebel candidate. The former CPI(M) councillor in Vizhinjam ward was contesting as an Independent this time. Former Youth Congress leader Hisan Hussain had contested as a …

Hung council poses challenge for LDF in standing committee polls in Kozhikode Corporation

Hung council poses challenge for LDF in standing committee polls in Kozhikode Corporation

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With the elections for members of the various standing committees and their chairpersons scheduled within a week, the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Kozhikode Corporation will have to engage in political manoeuvring to fill these positions. With a hung council, where the LDF has only 35 of the 76 seats—four short of a simple majority—the United Democratic Front (UDF), with 28 seats, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with 13 seats, which form the opposition, will have a major say in the process. Elections to the eight standing committees—Finance, Development, Welfare, Health, Public Works, Town Planning, Tax Appeal, and Education & Sports—are scheduled to be held from January 5 to 7. The selection of members is expected to prove tricky this time, as the LDF cannot have a majority in all the committees and will have to accommodate more members from the UDF and at least one member from the BJP in each committee. While the LDF enjoyed a simple majority and a stronger position in 2010, the situation is murkier this …

Hung council poses challenge for LDF in standing committee polls in Kozhikode Corporation

LDF regains Pullur-Periya panchayat in Kerala’s Kasaragod after tie-break decided by lots

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Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate C.K. Sabita was elected president of the Pullur-Periye grama panchayat in Kasaragod, Kerala, on Monday (December 29, 2025) after the winner was decided by a draw of lots, ending weeks of uncertainty over the local body’s leadership. The draw of lots became necessary as both the LDF and the United Democratic Front (UDF) secured nine votes each in the election. The tie occurred after an elected member, though present in the meeting, abstained from voting. Following the draw conducted by the authorities as per the rules, the verdict went in favour of the LDF with Ms. Sabita defeating UDF candidate Usha N. Nair. With Ms. Sabita’s election, the LDF has regained control of the panchayat. Published – December 29, 2025 02:48 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Kerala local body polls: In Kozhikode Corporation, UDF plots a comeback in LDF bastion of half a century

Kerala local body polls: In Kozhikode Corporation, UDF plots a comeback in LDF bastion of half a century

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A high-stakes electoral combat is brewing in the Kozhikode Corporation for the civic body elections on December 11, over a year after the city was bestowed India’s first UNESCO City of Literature title. Nevertheless, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is leveraging this status in the political arena, employing the achievement even as a counter to the anti-incumbency narratives of the rival Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). An additional division has been created this time, taking the council strength from 75 to 76, and prompting all three fronts to fine-tune their strategies ward by ward in the tightly contested urban landscape. Buoyed by its long-standing grip over the corporation for around 45 years, the LDF enters the race with a clear advantage: they represent four assembly constituencies in the city, and two of their representatives are State Ministers. Despite Congress leader M.K. Raghavan being elected four times as an MP from the region and scoring well even in the traditional Left divisions, the UDF has been unable to get …

BJP accuses Kerala’s LDF govt of violating model code of conduct, sees political motive behind distribution of pension forms

BJP accuses Kerala’s LDF govt of violating model code of conduct, sees political motive behind distribution of pension forms

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala general secretary S. Suresh on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of violating the model code of conduct in the run-up to the local body elections by attempting to influence voters through “deceptive and politically motivated tactics”. Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, the BJP leader criticised the ongoing circulation of Sthree Suraksha pension forms, alleging that it was part of a deliberate effort to sway voters. He also claimed that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] was convening ward-level meetings of social welfare pension beneficiaries ahead of the polls. “Welfare pensions are not acts of generosity from the Chief Minister or the CPI(M). They are the rightful entitlement of poor beneficiaries. The government had delayed pension payments for years, maligned pensioners who protested, and is now using welfare schemes for electoral gains,” he alleged. Mr. Suresh said that using official machinery to “coerce and lure voters” amounted to “manipulation” of the election process, and urged the State Election Commission to take immediate action. …

Hung council poses challenge for LDF in standing committee polls in Kozhikode Corporation

LDF finalises seat-sharing talks in Kottayam district panchayat, announces candidates

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Having finalised the seat-sharing talks, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Monday announced its candidate list for the Kottayam district panchayat divisions. In the 23-member district panchayat, the CPI(M) and the Kerala Congress (M) will contest nine seats each, and CPI in four divisions, while an LDF Independent will contest in the remaining one seat. The LDF leadership said its candidates will submit their nominations on November 18 and 19. Addressing mediapersons in Kottayam, LDF district convener Lopez Mathew said the coalition is fully prepared to contest in the three-tier panchayat/municipal elections to be held on December 9. “The process of adding names to the voters’ list was carried out well by all the constituent parties of the LDF. Discussions have been completed in all the panchayats in the district and the wards are ready for the election. Discussions have been completed in the municipalities and block panchayats as well,” he said. He added that the candidates will be announced soon. The process of announcing the candidates after completing the discussions in 71 grama panchayats …