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Satheesan, 20-member UDF cabinet take oath

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 -- Senior state Congress leader VD Satheesan was sworn in as the 13th chief minister of Kerala on Monday at a packed Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, marking the retur... Read More


Kerala: For VD Satheesan, political rewards did not come easy

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan, better known as VD Satheesan, was inducted into the Congress party through its student wing, the Kerala Students Union (KSU), in the early ... Read More


For new Kerala CM VD Satheesan, political rewards did not come easy

Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 -- Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan, better known as VD Satheesan, was inducted into the Congress party through its student wing, the Kerala Students Union (KSU), in the early ... Read More


Will announce pick for LoP after Cong announces CM: LDF

Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 -- The Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala said on Tuesday that it will announce its Leader of Opposition (LoP) soon after the Congress declares its nominee for the chief ... Read More


CPI(M) examines defeat, to take call on Vijayan as LoP

Thiruvananthapuram, May 11 -- The CPI(M) Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the party, began its two-day meeting on Sunday in Delhi to examine its defeats in the recent round of assembly e... Read More


Cong leaves it to high command to pick Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 -- Two observers sent by the AICC leadership held consultations with the party's MLA-elects and passed a resolution on Thursday authorising the high command to decide on the ... Read More


Vijayan breaks silence, says election verdict not an end for LDF

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 -- Caretaker chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday broke his silence on the LDF's defeat in the recent assembly elections, calling it "unexpected" and "not an end" for ... Read More


Congress MLAs ask party leadership to decide Kerala CM face, pass resolution

Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 -- The 63-member Congress legislature party (CLP) in Kerala on Thursday formally authorised the party leadership to pick the nominee for the chief minister's post, a move tha... Read More


IUML's strong show winning 22 seats fuelled UDF's sweep

Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 -- The United Democratic Front's sweeping win in Kerala's Assembly elections was driven in large part by the strong performance of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), espe... Read More


Focus now on who Congress picks as CM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 -- The Congress-led UDF's comprehensive win in the Kerala assembly elections with 102 out of 140 seats, one of its strongest performances in history, will now evoke discussio... Read More