Indian Congress member Sudhakaran signals potential revolt over candidacy decision

Kerala Assembly election 2026: Opposing fronts offer to hike welfare pension, enhanced health insurance coverage, metro rail

Both fronts release manifestos for Kerala polls on same day; UDF ‘guarantees’ include free bus travel for women, welfare pension hike to ₹3,000 per month, and ₹25 lakh health insurance; LDF backs limitless health cover and pension hike; both promise Metro projects for Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: The social engineering behind Kerala’s electoral battle

Parties in the State are once again redrawing invisible lines, competing to secure the trust of communities and set the direction of social change

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Chief Minister campaigns for LDF candidates in Kozhikode

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Claims, counter-claims of development rule election campaign in Muvattupuzha

LDF’s N. Arun and NDA’s Sunny Kaduthazhe aim to wrest the seat from UDF’s Mathew Kuzhalnadan, who is seeking a re-election in the Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Anti-incumbency against LDF government most decisive factor in polls, says Karassery

Social critic and author M.N. Karassery is of the view that the electorate in Kerala has many reasons to vote against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. In an interview with The Hindu, he also claims that the Congress should be brought back to power to keep the BJP out

Kerala Assembly elections: Prakash Karat says ‘nothing wrong’ in SDPI backing LDF as tactical move

Senior CPI(M) leader says CPI(M)’s ‘policy is clear in not having any understanding with organisations that are communal or extremist in character’ and that there is ‘no personality cult’ in the party

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Can Ganesh Kumar’s personal bastion of Pathanapuram be breached this time?

Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar is seeking his 6th term from the Pathanapuram Assembly constituency. The United Democratic Front has once again fielded Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Jyothikumar Chamakkala, who managed to reduce Ganesh Kumar’s previously massive majority to 14,336 votes in the last election

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: I have been a constant presence in Karunagapally for the past decade, says C.R. Mahesh

Mahesh says election manifestos are the prerogative of the government, not individual candidates, and says the role of an MLA is that of a bridge—identifying needs, advocating for visionary projects, and pushing the administration to act

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Minority realignment could tilt in UDF’s favour

While election observers do not anticipate a sweeping mandate, the political mindset of the Muslim community shows a perceptible drift away from the LDF

Kerala Assembly polls 2026 | There was no young candidate on NCP’s final list to challenge my candidature in Elathur: A.K. Saseendran

Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, one of the seniormost leaders of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), is contesting from Elathur for the fourth consecutive time. In an interview with The Hindu, he responds to criticism about his decision to contest again instead of making way for a younger candidate, as well as the ongoing protest by a section of upland farmers who have fielded their own candidate against him, citing his alleged failures to address their concerns amid rising human-wildlife conflicts