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Beyond anti-incumbency: What Kerala’s verdict says about the LDF

Kerala has a reputation for political predictability. Governments come, governments go, and every five years, voters quietly switch sides. It’s a rhythm the state has followed for decades. So when the Left Democratic Front (LDF) lost in 2026, it could have been dismissed as just that, the system doing what…

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CPI(M) silent on row over memorial for those killed while making bombs

CPI(M) chooses silence on bomb-making controversy, leaving questions to local leadership, amid criticism from Opposition parties.

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CPI(M) lionising criminals by building memorials in their honour: Cong.

Congress accuses CPI(M) of glorifying criminals, promoting violence, and challenging the rule of law in Kerala.

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CPI(M) slams I-T dept.’s overzealousness in freezing party accounts

CPI(M) State Secretary condemns Bank of India's error leading to illegal freezing of party accounts, vows transparency.

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LDF and UDF hail SC’s interim bail for Kejriwal

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal, seen as setback to BJP's authoritarian agenda by opposition leaders.

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Govindan ‘thanks’ Kuzhalnadan for getting a court to clear CM and family of graft charges

CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan said Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan had unwittingly offered the LDF government an early and welcome opportunity to clear its name by getting rapped by an anti-corruption court for moving a baseless and politically motivated false complaint of corruption and nepotism against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan…

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UDF working as a mafia in Vadakara, says M.V. Govindan

Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns social media attacks on LDF candidate in Vadakara, predicts victory.

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Govindan blames DYFI for alleged involvement in Panoor bomb blast

CPI(M) blames DYFI for Panoor bomb blast, calls for accountability and denies involvement in unlawful activities.

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Controversies surrounding Panoor bomb blast and ED’s incriminatory actions dog LDF’s poll campaign

LDF campaign affected as Congress tries to link CPI(M) to bomb blast, while BJP alleges financial misconduct.

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DYFI cannot be held responsible for Panur bomb blast, says its State secretary

Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) State Secretary V.K. Sanoj has said that while those detained in connection with the Panur bomb blast are local leaders, the DYFI cannot be held responsible for the explosion.

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Freezing CPI(M)’s bank account part of BJP’s efforts to stifle Opposition, says CPI(M) Kerala secretary M.V. Govindan

The freezing of the bank account of the CPI(M) Thrissur district committee in Kerala by the Income Tax department was part of “the undemocratic measures” of the BJP government to stifle the Opposition parties and to get the BJP’s candidate elected from the constituency, according to CPI(M)‘s Kerala State secretary…

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Apex court order a recognition of Kerala’s case, says Govindan

Supreme Court recognizes Kerala's challenge to Union government's borrowing limits, CPI(M) highlights economic embargo issue.

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Election campaign narrative in Kerala pivots to ED’s moves against Thomas Isaac, CM’s daughter

Thiruvananthapuram political narrative shifts as ED targets CM's daughter, sparking BJP-CPI(M) clash ahead of elections.

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CPI(M) accuses Satheesan of crying wolf by claiming paucity of election funds

CPI(M) accuses Congress of false claims on election funds, exposing electoral bond scam benefiting BJP.

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LDF’s fight against CAA has unnerved Congress, says Govindan

CPI(M) criticizes Congress for not supporting LDF's fight against CAA, accusing them of aiding BJP's Hindu majoritarian agenda.

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First test of political acumen for present bosses of parties in Kerala

This is the first general election for M.V. Govindan, State secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]; Binoy Viswam, State secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI); K. Sudhakaran, president, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee; V.D. Satheesan, Leader of the Opposition; and Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal, State…

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Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest: CPI(M), Congress stage street protests in Kerala

Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) dramatic arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has galvanised the ruling front and the Opposition in Kerala into taking to the streets in protest against what the rival fronts view as “an egregious and unprecedented attack on Indian democracy and federalism.”

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Pinarayi to lead anti-CAA rallies across Kerala

CPI(M) in Thiruvananthapuram rallies against anti-Muslim CAA, urging unity against bigotry and criticizing Congress defections to BJP.

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CPI(M) accuses the Congress of helping the BJP by fielding its national leaders against the LDF in Kerala

CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan says Congress aspired to split anti-BJP votes in Kerala, where the Left Democratic Front (LDF), a key INDIA Bloc ally, held significant sway. It had identified the LDF and not the BJP as the main enemy.

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CPI(M) in Kerala says defections to BJP have enfeebled Congress, eroded public’s trust in Opposition

CPI(M) Kerala State secretary M.V. Govindan has said defections to BJP have “enfeebled” the Congress and caused the public’s trust in the Opposition party in Kerala to plummet steeply

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CPI(M) in Kerala closes ranks against BJP’s attempt to ‘poach’ sidelined workers facing disciplinary action

CPI(M) in Kerala has closed ranks against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) alleged attempt to poach party cadres facing disciplinary action even as it sought to spotlight the Congress party as “the Sangh Parivar’s favourite hunting ground.” For one, CPI(M) Kerala State secretary M.V. Govindan scotched rumours that the party’s…

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Padmaja Venugopal’s defection to BJP lands Congress in Kerala in the doldrums

Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal’s headline-grabbing political migration to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has arguably landed the Congress party in the doldrums in Kerala.

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Lok Sabha elections: CPI(M) announces its candidates in Kerala

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has announced its candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party is contesting in 15 seats.

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CPI(M) denies involvement of party workers in Sathyanathan’s murder

CPI(M) seeks thorough investigation into murder of party leader amid political controversy, suspect's criminal background questioned.

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Opposition seeks to turn Kerala HC decision upholding convictions in T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case against LDF govt. and CPI(M)

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition in Kerala has sought to politically weaponise the High Court order upholding the conviction of the 12 persons accused in the 2012 murder of CPI(M) dissident and Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) founder T.P. Chandrasekharan at Onchiyam in Kozhikode to put the Pinarayi Vijayan-led…

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