The former “demolition man” of Delhi, Alphons Kannanthanam, who spent the last five years as Left-backed independent in the Kerala Assembly, is now warming up to the BJP.

Kerala Congress leader R. Balakrishna Pillai’s emergency parole may get delayed as the jail department here is planning to seek Election Commission’s clearance before taking a decision on the issue.

Kerala chief minister V.S.

The Kerala CPI(M) leadership, rattled by street protests and the groundswell of cadre support for chief minister V.S, Achuthanandan, has nominated him to lead the Left Democratic Front in the Assembly

Ending the suspense, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat rang up Kerala chief minister V.S.

The chief election commissioner, Mr S.Y. Quraishi, said on Friday that the commission had received 7,120 applications from NRIs seeking permission to vote in the Assembly elections on April 13.

She is 92 and still going strong. The Janathipathya Samrakshana Samithi leader, Ms K.R.

The CPI(M), the lead partner in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has re-nominated 54 sitting members, including chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, eight ministers and 30 new faces as candidates for the April 13 elections to the state Assembly.

Angry supporters of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan took to the streets in several districts across the state on Thursday to protest against the CPI(M)’s decision to deny him a ticket in the forthcoming Assembly polls.

In a volte-face that came after widespread protests from party rank and file, CPI(M) in Kerala on Friday reversed its decision not to field chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan and brought back the party's most popular face to lead LDF in the April 13 assembly polls.