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Speaker N Sakthan suffers shock defeat in Kerala election

Speaker N. Sakthan suffered a shock defeat at the hands of I.B. Satheesh of the CPM in Kattakada constituency.

20 May 2016 1:31 AM IST

CPM politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan waves to the crowd during a felicitation programme organised at his home town Dharmadam on Thursday. (Photo: Venugopal)

LDF storms into power

UDF bites the dust in 10 out of 14 districts in state, Lotus blooms for the first time.

20 May 2016 1:27 AM IST

BJP leaders P.K. Krishnadas, V. Sivan Kutty, S. Suresh and Kummanam Rajasekharan celebrate the victory of O. Rajagopal (centre) at the party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. (Photo: Peethambaran Payyeri)

O Rajagopal breaks jinx of BJP, creates history

Mr Rajagopal maintained his lead in the Nemom constituency right from the beginning of counting on Thursday till the...

20 May 2016 1:21 AM IST

LDF candidate in Parassala, C.K. Hareendran, along with supporters, celebrates victory at the counting centre in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. (Photo: A.V. MUZAFAR)

It was LDF all the way

Just 10 minutes into postal votes counting, LDF seemed to have gained lead.

20 May 2016 1:16 AM IST

CPI (M) alleged that some RSS-BJP workers came in a vehicle and hurled a bomb at Pinarayi in Dharmadam assembly segment from where CPI-M politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan won (Photo: AP/ Representational Image)

1 dead as bombs hurled at LDF victory rallies in clashes with BJP

Clashes between CPI(M) and BJP workers have been reported from some other parts of Kannur also.

19 May 2016 8:09 PM IST

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (Photo: PTI)

Chandy accepts blame for UDF loss in Kerala, calls verdict unexpected

The Congress leader said he as the UDF chairman has more responsibility in its defeat in the elections.

19 May 2016 7:23 PM IST

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (Photo: PTI)

UDF failed to change perception of people on corruption, says Tharoor

-"The government clearly did not do enough to overcome the media speculation about the scandals,-" said Tharoor.

19 May 2016 7:22 PM IST

The LDFs victory continues a trend of no party winning reelection in Kerala for the last four decades. The biggest gainer however, was the BJP.

LDF decimates scandal-ridden UDF in Kerala; BJP makes historic entry

The LDF stormed to power as the corruption and sleaze scandals, the entry of BJP and anti-incumbency all went against...

19 May 2016 7:21 PM IST

JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar embraces Pattambi LDF candidate Mohammed Muhasin in the campaign meet here on Friday. (Photo: DC)

Kanhaiya Kumar's college mate wrests Pattambi from Congress

The JNU Student Union president had on May 14 canvassed for Mohsin, who trounced Congress' C P Mohammed by a margin of...

19 May 2016 6:48 PM IST

The decisive election victory of the TMC reaffirms the direction of the government and sets the tone for faster economic reforms in West Bengal.

Bengal can play important role on GST rollout: Industry

Earlier in the day, Mamata Banerjee said that her government would support GST bill in Parliament as promised earlier.

19 May 2016 4:47 PM IST

Rajagopal, who had lost by a narrow margin in previous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, wrested Nemom from sitting MLA and vibrant CPI(M)-LDF leader V Sivankutty defeating him by 8,671 votes.

O Rajagopal scripts history as BJP makes a debut in Kerala

Rajagopal, former Union Minister in the AB Vajpayee government, maintained a clear lead since the beginning itself.

19 May 2016 3:48 PM IST

Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor

UDF govt didn't do enough to change perception of people: Shashi...

Tharoor welcomed the fact that a number of youngsters were elected to the assembly this time.

19 May 2016 3:06 PM IST