O. Rajagopal, the 86-year-old political veteran, created history on Thursday by opening the BJP's account in the Kerala assembly when he won the Nemom seat, defeating two-time sitting legislator V. Sivankutty. Speaking to reporters at the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters here, an excited and happy Rajagopal said with his vi...
CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that Kerala's next chief minister will be picked by the victorious Left Democratic Front (LDF). ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayaalithaa on Thursday thanked the people for re-electing the AIADMK and making history....
As the Congress-led UDF suffered a rout in the Kerala assembly elections, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Thursday that his party never expected such a defeat....
Four ministers in the Oommen Chandy cabinet as well as the speaker and deputy speaker bit the dust as the Left Democratic Front swept the Kerala elections, winning 91 seats in the 140-member assembly. ...
She worked as a milk booth vendor to battle poverty early in her life. Over the years, Mamata Banerjee became an uncompromising street fighter against the Communists in West Bengal. But, as she became the chief minister in 2011, Banerjee channelised her abundant energy to usher in development and implement socio-welfare schemes that ultimately helped ...
A low-profile man but always sporting an infectious smile, Sarbanand Sonowal is now all set to be Assam's second tribal chief minister after legendary Jogen Hazarika in the 1970s. ...
Since the Left Democratic Party (LDF) has lived up to the expectation of replacing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) every alternate year in Kerala, there is nothing unusual about its victory....
For 15 years he was at the helm of affairs in Assam. But finally anti-incumbency caught up with Tarun Gogoi in 2016 assembly elections. Despite his efforts, the 81-year-old Congressman could not buck the trend as he presided over his party's decimation. ...
Former union minister O. Rajagopal was on Thursday elected to the Kerala assembly, giving the BJP its first ever representation in the house. ...