Kerala CM #PinarayiVijayan, who has kept the State #CPM unit in a vice-like grip since becoming party secretary in 1998, continues to enjoy unquestioned leadership within the party apparatus, said political observers.
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Amid rumblings, Pinarayi faces threats from within for first time
CPM strongman’s future hinges on party’s performance in assembly elections next year
#CPM announced the list of 83 candidates out of the total 85 seats for the #KeralaElection2021 as #CM #PinarayiVijayan will contest from Dharmadam.
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CPM announces list of 83 candidates for Kerala polls, CM Pinarayi Vijayan to contest from Dharmadam
Five incumbent ministers, including Finance Minister Thomas Isaac and Works Minister G Sudhakaran, are not in the fray.
#Congress & #CPM have sought immediate disqualification of the nine #BJP candidates in #PuducherryElections for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct by accessing #AadhaarCard data of voters.
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Aadhaar row: Congress, CPM seek disqualification of BJP candidates in Puducherry elections
Private information of Puducherry voters, specifically mobile numbers linked to Aadhaar, has been illegally procured by the BJP to campaign through booth level WhatsApp groups, alleged the CPM
#UDF demanded the election be stopped in Pilicode panchayat in Kerala's Trikaripur constituency after a UDF booth agent was allegedly assaulted by #CPM workers amid the ongoing assembly election.
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Kerala polls: UDF booth agent in Trikaripur assaulted, candidate calls for re-election
CPM ward member at Vellachal in Pilicode said the polling is going smoothly, no UDF agent in booth No. 127 of Trikaripur
#UDF demanded the election be stopped in Pilicode panchayat in Kerala's Trikaripur constituency after a UDF booth agent was allegedly assaulted by #CPM workers amid the ongoing assembly election.
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Kerala polls: UDF booth agent in Trikaripur assaulted, candidate calls for re-election
CPM ward member at Vellachal in Pilicode said the polling is going smoothly, no UDF agent in booth No. 127 of Trikaripur
A presiding officer from a booth at Kerala's Payyannur constituency was beaten up allegedly by #CPM workers during the #KeralaElection2021.
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CPM workers thrash presiding officer at Kerala polling booth near Payyannur
The officer has been identified as Muhammad Ashraf Kalathil of Panur, a professor at Paral DIA College, Thalasserry.
A section of #CPM and #BJP workers clashed with each other at Kerala's Kattakada injuring a few people including a pregnant woman.
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Pregnant woman attacked in CPM-BJP clash in Kerala, police take 10 into custody
A total of four houses were attacked including two of CPM workers and two of BJP workers, as per the police complaints
Kochi Corporation councillor and #CPM leader #KKSivan has died of #Covid19 after he contracted pneumonia at a private hospital.
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Kochi Corporation councillor and CPM leader dies of COVID-19
The 55-year-old was a diabetic and had high creatinine levels. His health condition worsened two days ago as he contracted pneumonia.
The Kerala #CPM state secretariat is said to have reached an understanding on allocation of portfolios to the new ministers in the #PinarayiVijayan cabinet as #VeenaGeorge is likely to get the health portfolio.
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Pinarayi 2.0: Veena George to handle Health, Balagopal Finance; CM to keep Home and IT
Veena, a journalist-turned-politician and the youngest member of the cabinet, will be capable enough to handle the crucial portfolio in this hour of crisis, felt the senior leadership
#CPM central committee member #MCJosephine, who collapsed at the CPM party congress venue in Kannur after suffering a heart attack, died at a hospital in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
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CPM central committee member MC Josephine dies
Josephine was rushed to the AKG Hospital in Kannur after collapsing at the CPM party congress venue on Saturday.
In a policy document, 'Novel Ways to New Kerala,' presented by Kerala CM #PinarayiVijayan, #CPM proposed that the government must welcome private capital in different sectors.
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CPM proposes ending protectionism for loss-making PSUs in Kerala, suggests PPP model
KOLLAM: In a major policy shift, the CPM has proposed to end “protectionism” extended to loss-making PSUs that are beyond revival and instead hand them over to
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#KeralaElections: #Congress releases second list of 37 candidates; no seat for K Sudhakaran
Three seats — Ambalappuzha, Payyanoor and Ottappalam — where the party is expected to support independents, have been left vacant. Former #CPM leaders G Sudhakaran, V Kunhikrishnan and PK Sasi are expected to contest from these seats.
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Three seats — Ambalappuzha, Payyanoor and Ottappalam — where the party is expected to support independents, have been left vacant. Former #CPM leaders G Sudhakaran, V Kunhikrishnan and PK Sasi are expected to contest from these seats.
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#KeralaElections | A detailed analysis shows the ruling Left front enjoys considerable backing in close to 35% of seats while the opposition front can claim similar dominance in only about half.
Of the 140 seats that go into polls, a large chunk of 51 seats have remained with the #LDF in all three elections—2011, 2016 and 2021. Of these, #CPM holds considerable sway in 39 seats, while 12 remain #CPI fortresses.
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Of the 140 seats that go into polls, a large chunk of 51 seats have remained with the #LDF in all three elections—2011, 2016 and 2021. Of these, #CPM holds considerable sway in 39 seats, while 12 remain #CPI fortresses.
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1996, it must be remembered, was the year when the #CPM leadership came in the way of Jyoti Basu accepting the Prime Ministership at the Centre. In #Kerala, factionalism would rear its head and tear #Achuthanandan's Chief Ministerial ambitions to shreds. That the then 72-year-old leader had no inkling of what was brewing till the very end made the sting of betrayal all the more painful for him.
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#KeralaElections | Close to four decades after his death, the memories of volleyball icon hashtag#JimmyGeorge continue to reverberate in the hills of hashtag#Kerala's Peravoor, which is now witness to a clash of titans. Little wonder that hashtag#CPM's star candidate KK Shailaja promised a National Sports Academy here, while KPCC president and hashtag#UDF candidate Sunny Joseph chose to blame ten years of Pinarayi rule for the delay in completion of the stadium.
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"When people have given the mandate, why should we resign from 108 seats and contest again in the same constituencies."
Amid speculation that #TVK’s 107 MLAs would resign en masse if the AIADMK and DMK combine to stake claim to form the government, TVK functionaries told TNIE that no such decision has been discussed within the party.
Speaking to TNIE, a senior TVK leader said the party is currently exploring possibilities of staking claim to form the government.
"We are only exploring two things for now. We have sought the support of the #VCK, #CPI and #CPM, whose combined seat strength of six will be enough for us to reach the majority mark of 118. In parallel, we are exploring legal possibilities to approach the court to direct the Governor to allow swearing in and prove the majority on the floor of the Assembly," the senior leader said.
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Amid speculation that #TVK’s 107 MLAs would resign en masse if the AIADMK and DMK combine to stake claim to form the government, TVK functionaries told TNIE that no such decision has been discussed within the party.
Speaking to TNIE, a senior TVK leader said the party is currently exploring possibilities of staking claim to form the government.
"We are only exploring two things for now. We have sought the support of the #VCK, #CPI and #CPM, whose combined seat strength of six will be enough for us to reach the majority mark of 118. In parallel, we are exploring legal possibilities to approach the court to direct the Governor to allow swearing in and prove the majority on the floor of the Assembly," the senior leader said.
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"People have voted against #AIADMK and #DMK. Hence, it will be against the mandate to run the Government with their support", #CPM state secretary P Shanmugam said.
"We hope #TVK will not take such a decision (to accommodate AIADMK in the ministry). If they seek such support, we will reconsider our decision (to support)," he added.
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"We hope #TVK will not take such a decision (to accommodate AIADMK in the ministry). If they seek such support, we will reconsider our decision (to support)," he added.
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A miscalculated impact of raids on former #Kerala Chief Minister #PinarayiVijayan?
“However, what they failed to realise is that, in times of attack against the party and its leadership, the #CPM naturally functions as a united force.”
After #LDF's crushing defeat in the recent assembly elections, the CPM was grappling with internal discontent, with criticism indirectly directed at Pinarayi Vijayan during election review meetings at lower committees.
However, the raids on the former CM's houses have transformed him from a poll villain into a rallying point for the CPM. Take a look on how all this happened:
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“However, what they failed to realise is that, in times of attack against the party and its leadership, the #CPM naturally functions as a united force.”
After #LDF's crushing defeat in the recent assembly elections, the CPM was grappling with internal discontent, with criticism indirectly directed at Pinarayi Vijayan during election review meetings at lower committees.
However, the raids on the former CM's houses have transformed him from a poll villain into a rallying point for the CPM. Take a look on how all this happened:
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/May/28/poll-villain-pinarayi-turns-rallying-point-for-cpm
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