Kerala News
Latest updates and top stories from the Kerala category
Sabarimala women entry case: Were you the ‘Chief Minister’; what was your ‘business’, Supreme Court asks lawyers’ body
The Association was the original writ petitioner which challenged the prohibition on entry of women aged between 10 years and 50 years into the Kerala temple
Southern Railway’s traction distribution assets register best-ever performance in 2025-26; minimal disruption on electrified routes
During the year, the zone records just 3 asset failures as against 13 failures in 2024-25 translating into marking a 77% improvement
AICC general secretary Venugopal signals Congress’ ‘openness’ to talks with TVK in Tamil Nadu
The Congress general secretary stated that a “new situation” had emerged in Tamil Nadu. “Congress would factor in the emerging scenario and decide accordingly”
Malayalam actor Santhosh Nair dies in road accident
Having acted in over a hundred films as well as television serials since the early 1980s, Santhosh was a familiar face to the Malayalam audience
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: CPI suffers major setback, seat count halved
The outcome marks a sharp decline from the performance in the Assembly polls of 2021, when the party had won 17 seats. Despite the overall decline, three of party’s incumbent Ministers managed to emerge victorious
Watch: Kerala elections 2026: key winners and losers
A look at the key candidates in the Kerala elections who returned victorious and those who failed to win seats.
What the winner must learn from the loser in Kerala: No leader is inevitable
The LDF’s campaign, like its government, was strikingly at odds with Left tradition and revolved around Pinarayi’s personality; the UDF must now resist the temptation to imitate this model
A round of elections that signals structural dominance
The Assembly election results strengthen the argument for the BJP’s structural political dominance
With defeat in Kerala, Left out of power for first time since 1977
Party leaders reject Congress charge of ‘collusion with BJP’, say will conduct forensic review of poll loss to identify and correct ‘aberrations’, both ‘real or imagined’
Governance is the ultimate currency in Kerala
The LDF’s unprecedented decade long-run has come to an end with the UDF winning the mandate by offering change and speaking to concrete grievances
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Sixth straight win for V.D. Satheesan in Paravur
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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Mohanan defeats Kadannapally by 18,551 votes in Kannur
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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Clean sweep for UDF in Ernakulam as LDF falls flat
BJP’s decision to give most seats in the district to its ally Twenty20 backfires, with the corporate-backed outfit failing to make an impact; five segments that backed the Left front in 2021 shift their allegiance to UDF
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: UDF sweeps Kozhikode with 12 seats
Congress ends two-decade-old draught, wins five seats, K.K. Rema retains Vadakara. All the LDF incumbent MLAs in the district, including LDF convener T.P. Ramakrishnan and Minister for Forest and Wildlife A.K. Saseendran, face defeat
Kerala Assembly poll: Deciphering the Malabar mandate
From an impressive 50 seats in 2021, LDF’s tally has nose-dived to less than a dozen seats this time around in north Kerala
Kerala Assembly poll: UDF sweeps central Kerala region
The LDF drew a blank in Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki districts with Thrissur proving to be the only saving grace
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: UDF win was made massive by anti-Left voting
Senior leaders V.D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala, and K.C. Venugopal attribute the massive win to cohesive teamwork within the alliance, the guarantees and assurances given to the people, methodical electioneering, and the ‘misgovernance and nepotism’ of the outgoing LDF government. The scale of the Left’s defeat has been amplified by the loss of face in some of its strongholds such as Taliparamba, Payyannur, and Ambalapuzha, where CPI(M) rebels backed by the UDF posted decisive victories
Kerala Assembly poll: Thrissur defies the tide: LDF holds ground despite statewide UDF surge
Narrow margins and surprise defeats signal an undercurrent of change beneath the Left’s stronghold
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: UDF reclaims Kunnathunadu with record margin
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