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Congress names veteran VD Satheesan as its Chief Minister pick in Kerala

The United Democratic Front (UDF) has selected VD Satheesan as its Chief Minister candidate for Kerala. This decision follows a significant victory over the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The UDF secured a substantial majority in the Assembly elections.

The Economic Times · May 14

Kerala polls see 11 women MLAs, IUML gets first woman MLA

Eleven women emerged victorious in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, the results for which were announced on Monday, May 4. While nine of them are from the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), two are from the Left Democratic Front (LDF). A total of 35 women contested this election from major…

Newslaundry · May 4

Early trends: BJP surges in Bengal, Vijay’s TVK springs a surprise in Tamil Nadu

Early counting trends from five state and union territory assembly elections point to a possible BJP breakthrough in West Bengal and an unexpected frontrunner in Tamil Nadu in the form of actor-turned-politician Vijay’s new party.

Newslaundry · May 4

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Priyanka Gandhi to file nomination for Wayanad bypolls on October 23

Congress General Secretary and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Priyanka Gandhi will be filing her nomination on October 23. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 21, 2024

Modi an instrument of rich businessmen, says Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, on Tuesday stepped up his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming him an instrument of a few rich Indian businessmen.

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2024

Welfare Party of India to support UDF in Kerala

The Welfare Party of India has announced its support for the Congress- led United Democratic Front in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Kerala.

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2024

No flags will be used in Rahul Gandhi’s poll campaign in Wayanad: Hassan

Hassan, who is also the United Democratic Front (UDF) convener, said that a decision has been taken not to use any flags of the Congress or its allies during the poll campaign of Gandhi next week in the constituency.

The Hindu · Apr 13, 2024

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The battle in Vadakara between MLAs may go down to the wire

K.K. Shailaja and Shafi Parambil, sitting MLAs of both the Left Democratic Front and United Democratic Front respectively, and NDA candidate C.R. Praphul Krishnan are contesting from the Vadakara seat. ensuring a tough battle ahead.

The Hindu · Apr 6, 2024

LDF accuses Congress of striking deal with NDA

In an apparent counter-attack to the allegations of fielding namesakes of United Democratic Front candidate K.Francis George, the Left Democratic Front on Saturday accused the Congress of striking a deal with the National Democratic Alliance.

The Hindu · Apr 6, 2024

K.C. Venugopal files criminal defamation case against BJP candidate

All India Congress Committee general secretary and United Democratic Front Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency candidate K.C. Venugopal, MP, on Tuesday, filed a criminal defamation case against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shobha Surendran for making unsubstantiated allegations against him of amassing huge wealth by colluding with the mineral sand mining mafia.…

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

CPI(M)-BJP deal is active in all constituencies: K. Muraleedharan

The unholy nexus between the BJP and the CPI(M) is very active in all Lok Sabha Constituencies in the State, United Democratic Front candidate for the Thrissur constituency K. Muraleedharan has said.

The Hindu · Mar 26, 2024

Lok Sabha polls | Congress in Kerala clears major hurdle by promising IUML Rajya Sabha berth in return for third LS seat

The Congress in Kerala has achieved a detente with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) by promising the key United Democratic Front (UDF) ally a Rajya Sabha berth in return for relinquishing the latter’s strident demand for a third Lok Sabha seat.

The Hindu · Feb 28, 2024

Kerala local body bypolls: LDF, UDF win 10 seats each, BJP gets 3

LDF and UDF each win 10 seats in Kerala local body bypoll, with LDF gaining more seats from UDF and BJP.

The Hindu · Feb 23, 2024

Opposition seeks to turn Kerala HC decision upholding convictions in T.P. Chandrasekharan murder case against LDF govt. and CPI(M)

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition in Kerala has sought to politically weaponise the High Court order upholding the conviction of the 12 persons accused in the 2012 murder of CPI(M) dissident and Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) founder T.P. Chandrasekharan at Onchiyam in Kozhikode to put the Pinarayi Vijayan-led…

The Hindu · Feb 19, 2024

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The Hindu · Feb 13, 2024

Kerala Assembly | Opposition walks out accusing govt. of undermining State’s market intervention strategy to ‘aid’ retail giants

UDF walked out of the Kerala Assembly on February 13 (Tuesday) accusing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of scuttling the Food and Civil Supplies department’s market intervention programme by depriving Supplyco of direly needed funding

The Hindu · Feb 12, 2024

Kerala Assembly | UDF stages walkout over Speaker’s denial of permission to Mathew Kuzhalnadan to level allegation

The Kerala Assembly witnessed an uproar and a walkout by the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) on February 12 (Monday) after Speaker A.N. Shamseer denied permission to Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan to level corruption charges in the House.

The Hindu · Feb 6, 2024

Budget session of Kochi Corporation descends into mayhem as Budget copies get torn and thrown into air

The Budget session of the Kochi Corporation on Tuesday descended into absolute mayhem morning after the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) councillors almost came to blows.

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

Kerala Budget 2024 | Opposition Leader accuses Finance Minister of regurgitating old promises and papering over State’s dire economic situation

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition in Kerala has accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of delivering a Budget that sought to paper over Kerala’s dire economic situation by regurgitating empty promises. Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan termed Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal’s nearly two-hour Budget speech on…

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The Hindu · Jan 31, 2024

Kerala Assembly | Congress-led UDF Opposition walks out in protest against government’s ‘failure’ to mitigate crisis in rubber sector

The Congress-led United Democratic Front Opposition staged a walkout protest in the Kerala Legislative Assembly accusing the ruling Left Democratic Front government of doing little to mitigate the existential crisis plaguing the declining rubber-growing sector in the State.

The Hindu · Jan 25, 2024

Kerala Assembly | UDF slams Governor’s ‘perfunctory’ reading of policy statement for the next fiscal

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has slammed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for making a “mockery” of the Kerala Legislative Assembly by restricting his policy address to a brief and “perfunctory” reading of the concluding paragraph. Leader of the Opposition V.D .Satheesan said Mr. Khan’s “dismissive” attitude to the…

The Hindu · Jan 22, 2024

IUML’s unequivocal stand loud and clear for Congress

The IUML had late last year restated its closeness to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in the State and the messaging on Ayodhya from the January 21 rally was loud and clear.

The Hindu · Dec 19, 2023

Governor finds some support from the UDF

An arguably embattled Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, targetted by the Students Federation of India (SFI) for allegedly attempting to saffronise the State’s higher education sector, seems to have found some qualified support from the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition.

The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023

Satheesan rules out joint agitation with LDF for fiscal federalism

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) fight to fend off the Centre’s trespasses on fiscal federalism would be independent of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)].

The Hindu · Dec 14, 2023

UDF taking an anti-Kerala stance, says CM

Pinarayi Vijayan says at the Navakerala Sadas in Alappuzha that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has taken an anti-Kerala stance.

The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023

LDF’s no-confidence move in Panachikkad fails

The Left Democratic Front’s attempt to move a no-trust motion against the president of the Panchikkad grama panchayat suffered a setback on Monday with the ruling United Democratic Front and Bharatiya Janata Party abstaining from the discussion.

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