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Congress remained silent on the issue of womens entry into Sabarimala and supported the Left stance, says Chandrasekhar

On the final day of public campaigning on Tuesday (April 7, 2026), party leaders and candidates undertake high-decibel whirlwind tours of their constituencies to make a final, fervent appeal to voters

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While no formal directive has been issued in favour of any front, observers interpret the silence as a continuation of its longstanding electoral posture

Candidates in the constituency focuses on areas missed during their earlier campaign trail, dropping in at households with a small band of workers in tow

Over the past Assembly elections, the UDF and the LDF have traded control, each claiming the district in turn

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Preparations for the April 9 elections conclude in the district where a total of 60 candidates will be in the fray across nine constituencies

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The State has significantly increased its share in development and welfare expenditure to 75%, while the Centres contribution has declined to 25%, says the Kerala Chief Minister

He says the upcoming Assembly election is a decisive choice between continuing Keralas development trajectory or risking a reversal under the Opposition

Videos and other content that are counter-checking the claims of candidates have taken over the digital space, with many turning into a treasure trove of accidental comedy ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections on April 9

The Supreme Court of India has now begun final hearings in the long-running Sabarimala case. A nine-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant is hearing a batch of petitions that go beyond just one temple. At the core, the court is looking at a much larger question. To what extent can courts intervene in matters of religion? And what exactly counts as an essential religious practice under Article 25 of the Constitution?

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He said that projects that the Left is embracing as their own and taking so much pride in were all projects that the Oommen Chandy government had initiated

Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the plea of Abdal Rahim who claimed that the movie is based on the incident

Open campaigning set to end at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. While LDF banks on governance track record, UDF stresses need to end 10 years of decline, and BJP vows to end LDF-UDF revolving-door politics in Kerala

Swaraj cites instances of Congress MLAs joining BJP in different States and warns the electorate in Kerala that such a scenario is possible in the State too

Kerala Opposition Leader urges investigation and action against perpetrators

Mathew Kuzhalnadan alleges LDF govts corruption-driven wilful delay inopening shutters of Thottappally spillway caused devastating floods in Keralas rice bowl. Minister Krishnankutty denies allegations; Pinarayi says desperation of impending defeat (in polls) has prompted Congress to broadcast old lies

Venugopal says the houses the Congress has promised to families in landslide-hit area will be completed within six months of UDF coming to power; accuses Pinarayi Vijayan of turning the communist party into a corporate entity

Voters will be eligible to purchase 1 kg of Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation brands puttu powder for 1 on the two days following the polls, but offer applicable to customers who make purchases worth more than 1,000 on non-subsidised items at Supplyco outlets. Voters must present proof by showing indelible ink mark on finger

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The Bench has said it would also examine the scope and extent of judicial review, concerning a religious practice as referred under Article 25 of the Constitution

Eight years ago, a majority judgment of September 2018 had rejected Ayyappans as a religious denomination and dismissed prohibition on women aged between 10 and 50 years from entering the Sabarimala temple as an essential religious practice

The incumbent MLA is contesting with UDF support again and her LDF rival is veteran socialist leader M.K. Bhaskaran. The NDA nominee is K. Dileep of the BJP

While the Left hails the achievements of the health sector over the past decade as unprecedented, high out of pocket expenditure, lack of adequate human resources despite improvements in infrastructure, and issues with Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati implementation contest the claim

P.C. George, the seven-time MLA now representing the NDA, is hopeful of putting behind him the backlash he got from the Muslim community in 2021; incumbent MLA Sebastian Kulathungal of the LDF is pitching stability and steady governance; UDFs M.J. Sebastian is betting big on anti-incumbency

Podcasts seem to be the most sought out tool for campaigning thistime. From bigwigs likePinarayiVijayan toV.D. Satheesan, manycandidates have given podcast interviewsahead of the polls, most of which haveearnedlakhs of views

The 73 segments in north Kerala spread across Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, and Thrissur districts constitute a political mosaic where every constituency tells a different electoral story