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How political vendetta is driving Kerala’s Congress govt to reopen a 2006 suicide case to hound Gyanesh Kumar

Shriti Sagar - 4 October, 2026

The Congress-led UDF government’s decision comes after senior CPI(M) leader and former Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac revived unfounded allegations surrounding Kumar’s tenure as PWD secretary nearly two decades ago. I

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Evangelism advocacy, Palmolein graft case, Congress bonhomie and more: Who is ex-Kerala chief secretary Jiji Thomson attacking CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Shraddha Pandey - 27 September, 2026

Former Kerala Chief Secretary, Jiji Thomson claimed that in 2016, then IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar asked him to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election as a BJP candidate from Pathanamthitta, very persuasively.

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Kerala’s Congress govt releases white paper to expose the misrule of LDF regime: Read how Congress and the Left, both follow the same pattern...

Shriti Sagar - 7 June, 2026

The Congress-led UDF government in Kerala has presented the report as evidence of financial mismanagement under the previous LDF administration. Similar explanations have been offered by Congress governments in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh after assuming power.

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V. D. Satheesan named Kerala CM: How Muslim-Christian vote politics, Hindu arithmetic and BJP pressure took Congress 10 days to announce Kerala CM

विवेकानंद मिश्र - 14 May, 2026

The Congress party's confusion over choosing a CM was further aggravated by the growing strength of the BJP in Kerala.

Kerala Congress confusion over CM post: Workers want VD Satheesan, reject attempts to parachute KC Venugopal as CM when he is not even an...

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2026

In Kerala, selecting the next Chief Minister is becoming a challenge for the Congress and the broader UDF alliance, despite winning a comfortable majority...

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Congress heads for a rare victory, leads on 60+ seats in Kerala; CPI(M) fails to cross 50

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2026

While the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading for a big win by defeating the CPIM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), the BJP is leading on just two seats, as per the data available on the Election Commission’s website.

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Assembly elections 2026: Single-phase polling begins for 296 seats across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry

OpIndia Staff - 9 April, 2026

Polling began on Thursday for 296 assembly seats across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.

Kerala: NDA secures historic victory at Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, LDF faces setback as UDF emerges as winner in most local bodies

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2025

BJP-led NDA won 50/101 wards in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, ending LDF's 45-year hold. They also took Tripunithura (21/53) and held Palakkad. UDF swept most others. Ex-DGP R Sreelekha eyed as mayor. Tharoor hails democracy; results signal 2026 shifts.

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Kottayam Ragging case: Congress-led opposition alleges that the accused are linked to the Left student organisation SFI

OpIndia Staff - 14 February, 2025

Congress-led opposition the UDF alleged that the accused in the Kottayam Ragging case are from Kerala Government Nursing Students Association (KGNSA) which is linked with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI).

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