2016 Kerala Assembly Election

Kerala governor appoints Pinarayi Vijayan as CM, invites him to form govt

Vijayan's name was suggested by party secretary Kodieyri Balakrishnan as per the decision of the state committee and it was approved by all the MLAs.

Pinarayi Vijayan to be sworn-in as Kerala CM on 25th May

The date was confirmed by Vijayan on Saturday meeting veteran party colleague V.S.Achuthanandan along with CPI-M state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Vijayan is Kerala CM, but he will have a VS as a thorn in his flesh

For now, the truce that was enforced between the warring leaders during the election run-up in the mutual interest of both, still continues.

CM post ends Pinarayi's long wait but Lavlin case can still spoil party

Many mega projects like a high-speed rail corridor from north to south and the Kochi-Palakkad industrial corridor included in the CPI(M) manifesto are seen as an example of Pinarayi's development vision

Kerala Assembly election results: A sign that BJP is emerging as the third alternative

A Hindu consolidation in favour of NDA led by the BJP cost the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front heavily in the assembly elections in Kerala

BJP’s Hindutva politics is working in Kerala and Congress is the first casualty

For the BJP, 2016 is a landmark year in Kerala politics. Amid the Left wave that swept through the state, the lone lotus bloomed in Nemam

Kerala: Left, BJP workers clash in Kannur, prohibitory orders issued

CPI(M) and BJP workers clashed in various places on Thursday night during the Left party's election victory celebrations in Kerala.

Assembly Election 2016: Nitish asks BJP not to go overboard celebrating Assam victory

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has cautioned BJP against going overboard with celebrations of its victory in Assam, as he congratulated all political parties and alliances which emerged victorious in assembly polls in the five states whose results were declared on Thursday.

As it happened: Left stages a comeback, BJP opens account in Kerala

The Left is set to return to power in Kerala, two exit polls predicted on 16 May evening.

Left dethrones UDF in Kerala, but who will be the next chief minister?

Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his popular image with the electorate failed to undo the damage done by allegations of corruption and sleaze that marked his tenure