Kerala Assembly Elections 2026
Kerala Election Results 2026: Date, Time and Live Counting Venue – Full Schedule
New Delhi: The 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala are set to end in a tight contest with the counting day expected to provide clear results after weeks of intense campaigning and high voter participation.Counting will begin at 8am on May 4 across all 140 constituencies, with early trends likely to emerge within hours. Live updates … Read more
Kerala polls: 38% candidates facing criminal cases, 23% facing serious charges
The Kerala elections are scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 9, and the results will be announced on May 4. New Delhi: 883 candidates to contest in upcoming elections kerala According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 324 people (38%) announced criminal proceedings during the parliamentary elections, of which 201 … Read more
Kerala Assembly polls: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala eyes chief ministership, awaits party call
Ramesh Chennithala (ANI Images) New Delhi: Congress leader and Haripad Assembly candidate Ramesh Chennithala on Friday said the party leadership will take a final decision on electing him as chief minister for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections. Referring to his 50-year-old relationship with veteran leader Sonia Gandhi and the Nehru family, Chennithala stressed that he … Read more
Watch: Rahul Gandhi enjoys ‘appam and omelette’ with UDF leaders ahead of Kerala Assembly polls
New Delhi: MPs and Opposition Leaders Rahul Gandhi A video was shared on social media on Friday showing him having snacks with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.In the video, Gandhi is seen enjoying local delicacies like appam, puttu and omelette while interacting with the Democratic … Read more
Will the Pinarayi brand survive the election cycle in Kerala?
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Growing voter unease, financial pressure and divisions within the CPM will test whether his governance model is strong enough to challenge the country’s succession modelThe 2026 Kerala Assembly elections will be a defining political moment, not just for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) but more importantly for the chief minister … Read more
Kerala polls 2026: From narrow win to growing NOTA, what the last election vote share reveals
As Kerala approaches the 2026 Assembly elections, data from the 2021 polls suggest that the state remains extremely competitive, with slim margins of victory, scattered vote shares and a small but steady presence of NOTA influencing the political landscape. According to analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Kerala Election Watch, NOTA (None of … Read more
‘Shameless attempt to woo Muslim votes’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar hits back at Kerala chief minister’s pre-poll ‘BJP team B’ comments
New Delhi: Kerala BJP president Rajiv Chandrasekhar on Sunday hit back at the chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Equating the BJP with the Congress, he called it a “shameless attempt” to woo Muslim voters ahead of the state assembly polls.Chandrasekhar accused the MCP of misleading voters by creating competition in Kerala while forging alliances in other … Read more
DR Congo pins hopes on Kerala to end long period of electoral chaos
NEW DELHI: The Congress’s fortunes after 2014 have followed a familiar pattern: a crushing defeat in the national elections, followed by a long wait for a parliamentary victory. After a crushing defeat in the Pulwama-led 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress went without gains for three-and-a-half years before winning the state polls (Himachal Pradesh). This … Read more