2016 Kerala Assembly Elections

Kerala Assembly polls: 'Food for all, jobs for all'; LDF, UDF campaigns fuel false promises

Attempts by UDF to cash in on anti-incumbency sentiments and LDF's bid to counter them, have led to an air of dubious politics of false promises in Kerala

PM Modi has shot himself in the foot with his gaffe in Kerala

There is absolutely no time for damage control. For shooting yourself in the foot, Mr Modi, this one is hard to beat.

BJP hopes to break new ground in Kerala as UDF seeks to beat anti-incumbency

Cyclical swings in the votes of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been playing a crucial role in the outcome of elections in Kerala.

Kerala government may take legal action against Modi: Chandy

Escalating his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his controversial comparison of Kerala with Somalia, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said the state government is considering legal action against him.

Modi's Somalia comment likely to damage BJP's prospects in Kerala

Bharatiya Janata Party’s star campaigner Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have messed up his party’s bid to make inroads into the southern state by portraying Kerala as one of the worst states in terms of development and law and order during his extensive campaign in the state.

Kerala polls: Former India cricketer Sreesanth bats for BJP, against UDF and LDF

A fierce battle is on between Health Minister V S Sivakumar of Congress, Antony Raju of Janathipathya Kerala Congress, and Sreesanth of BJP

Kerala HC declines to stay bribery case against former state Finance Minister KM Mani

Justice P D Rajan rejected the prayer of 82-year-old Mani seeking to stay the proceedings against him till the state Crime Branch filed an inquiry report in a case against a Vigilance Superintendent of Police accused of conducting a false probe in the bar bribery case involving the KC-M leader.

Kerala polls: Election Commission lifts ban on free rice supply ahead of assembly elections

In a boost to the ruling Congress-led UDF ahead of 16 May Assembly elections in Kerala, Election Commission has given its nod for implementing the free rice supply scheme which the state government had announced in its 2016-17 budget.