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Kerala Assembly passes Lok Ayukta Bill despite stiff opposition by UDF

Despite stiff opposition raised by the UDF members and their subsequent boycott, the Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed the controversial Lok Ayukta (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to make the executive the appellate authority over reports by the anti-corruption watchdog. After hours-long heated arguments and debates, the opposition announced their boycott of the day's proceedings saying they did not want to witness the "killing" of the anti-corruption agency using its brute majority in the Assembly. Before walking out of the House, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said it was a "black day" in the history of the state Assembly. "The opposition cannot support the attempt made by the government to eliminate and weaken an anti-corruption agency. We are registering our stern opposition against passing this bill...we will fight it tooth and nail," he said. When the Congress-led opposition alleged that the bill, which carries away the rights of the constitutional agency, would weaken the

Opposition protest in assembly against M M Mani's remarks continues

Congress-led UDF opposition on Monday continued their protest in the Kerala assembly against CPI(M) legislator M M Mani's controversial remarks against a woman MLA

United Democratic Front stages stir in Kerala over fuel price hike

: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala on Saturday staged a Statewide protest against rising fuel prices across the country.

Congress MLA VD Satheesan to be the leader of opposition in Kerala

Satheesan will be leading the 41 member UDF in the assembly

Pinarayi Vijayan submits resignation to Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who led theruling CPI(M)-headed LDF in Kerala to a resounding victory in the April 6 Assembly polls resigned from the post

Kerala election results 2021: LDF wins 97 seats, UDF 41; BJP draws a blank

Kerala election results 2021 LIVE updates: LDF rewrote history by breaking Kerala's four-decade-old trend of swinging between the communists and the UDF

LDF takes a clear lead in early trends with 75 seats in Kerala; UDF 56

The ruling LDF in Kerala was leading in 75 of the total 140 seats while opposition UDF was ahead in 56 segments as counting of votes for the April 6 assembly elections got underway on Sunday.

Kerala: Early trends show Metroman Sreedharan leading with 2,000 votes

Counting of votes began at 8 am on Sunday in Kerala and in the initial rounds Metroman E.Sreedharan of the BJP was leading in the Palakkad Assembly constituency

Kerala election: Both LDF, UDF camp hopeful of winning people's mandate

As only few hours are left for the counting of votes for 140 constituencies in the Kerala Assembly polls to begin

Kerala Polls LIVE: 73% votes cast; Tharoor says high turnout favours UDF

Kerala election 2021 LIVE updates: The election is crucial for an array of BJP leaders including former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan, 'Metroman' E Sreedharan

Kerala polls: 957 candidates from 140 constituencies to lock horns on Apr 6

Kerala heads in for Assembly elections on Tuesday with battle lines drawn between the ruling LDF and the Congress-led UDF, even as the BJP-led NDA is being seen as a potential threat in many places

In poll-bound Kerala, PM mentions 'seven deadly sins' of LDF and UDF

Modi claimed the two fronts were envious, jealous and want to outdo each other in committing wrongs

PM Modi slams UDF-LDF, says they are twins of misgovernance, corruption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described the two fronts as twins of misgovernance, corruption and political violence, among others.

Fixed match of UDF and LDF will be rejected by Kerala, says PM Modi

PM Modi slammed opposition parties and stated that the fixed match of United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) is going to be rejected by Kerala in the forthcoming polls

Kerala polls: Piyush Goyal slams UDF and LDF, says both indulged in scams

Piyush Goyal on Monday attacked the LDF-led Kerala government alleging corruption, nepotism and communalism and added that the only progress that Kerala witnessed was in the level of corruption

Assembly polls: Kerala doesn't need 'snakes' LDF, UDF, says Gijiraj Singh

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said that in the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, people of the state will choose BJP to run the government as they are fed up with the UDF and LDF

Kerala fed up with LDF, UDF, sees BJP as alternative, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that people of Kerala are fed up with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) and they now see BJP an alternative

NYAY will be tested in Kerala if Cong-led UDF voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi, who has been pushing for Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY), promised people of poll-bound Kerala that the scheme will be "tested" in the southern state if the party-led UDF is voted to power

Kerala polls: LDF, UDF two sides of same coin, says BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are the two sides of the same coin and called them "LUDF", an amalgam of both

Kerala: Congress-led UDF releases manifesto, promises 500,000 homes to poor

The Opposition Congress-led UDF released a"People's Manifesto" for the April 6 assembly polls, promising Rs 2,000 monthly pension to homemakers and five lakh homes to the poor