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    Development to Sabarimala row: What will decide Kerala elections? | Capital Beat

    Neelu Vyas
    1 April 2026 8:36 PM IST

    Analysts decode the shifting sands of the April 9 polls as LDF battles a decade of incumbency, Congress leans on its traditional coalition, and a surging BJP eyes expansion

    Congress vs CPIM
    Elections 2026
    Vijay vs Thirumavalavan
    Tamil Nadu

    Why VCK chief Thirumavalavan is taking the plunge into TN election

    1 April 2026 4:54 PM IST
    Assams move to deploy forest force for polls sparks wildlife security fears
    Elections 2026

    Assam's move to deploy forest force for polls sparks wildlife security fears

    1 April 2026 4:12 PM IST
    Stalin meets senior DMK leaders to review victory prospects ahead of May 4 results
    Elections 2026

    BJP tried to trigger violence in TN, DMK foiled its plans, Stalin says at Trichy poll rally

    1 April 2026 1:52 PM IST
    Top constituencies and biggest fights of Kerala 2026 assembly election

    Turncoats, debutants, veteran showdowns: Kerala's top 10 election fights

    1 April 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Sombre JD(U), upbeat BJP: After Nitish, who will take Bihar’s reins?

    Sombre JD(U), upbeat BJP: After Nitish, who will take Bihar’s reins?

    31 March 2026 6:47 PM IST
    Mamata says I am the candidate

    Mamata’s 'I am the candidate' gambit returns for 2026 Bengal battle

    30 March 2026 8:57 PM IST
    The raging debate over Pa Ranjiths support for Porkodi Armstrong

    The raging debate over Pa Ranjith's support for Porkodi Armstrong

    30 March 2026 6:50 PM IST
    Akhilesh Yadav

    Akhilesh focuses on Gurjar-Muslim formula to offset Jat deficit in western UP

    30 March 2026 6:47 PM IST
    Kerala CM accepts Satheesan’s challenge for public debate ahead of elections

    Kerala CM accepts Satheesan’s challenge for public debate ahead of elections

    30 March 2026 1:47 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay has targeted the youth voters in the 2026 state elections.

    TVK unleashes youth-centric TN poll manifesto to disrupt state's traditional politics

    29 March 2026 3:22 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi alleges rising atrocities against Dalits, Adivasis in BJP-ruled Gujarat

    Rahul Gandhi alleges rising atrocities against Dalits, Adivasis in BJP-ruled Gujarat

    29 March 2026 1:12 PM IST
    G Sudhakaran

    Battleground Alappuzha in focus as CPI(M) braces for Sudhakaran storm

    29 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Kerala elections: BJP could win 30-35 seats, says Major Ravi

    Kerala elections: BJP could win 30-35 seats, says Major Ravi

    28 March 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Rajen Gohain speaking during interview

    BJP is like a ‘commercial enterprise’ in Assam: Ex-BJP MP Rajen Gohain | Interview

    S Srinivasan
    28 March 2026 6:12 PM IST

    In a scathing interview to The Federal, the former Union minister alleges erosion of ideology, rising corporate influence, and neglect of public...

    Dalit status of converts

    Does caste disappear after conversion? Supreme Court ruling sparks debate

    28 March 2026 5:55 PM IST
    UP CM Yogi Adityanath and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

    Eyeing 2027, Akhilesh bets on women voters to breach BJP’s ‘beneficiary’ bastion

    28 March 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Congress leader Sadiq Pailwan with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

    Karnataka bypoll: Congress rebel 'retires' from Davanagere South to support party

    27 March 2026 10:07 PM IST
    Communal clashes in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations

    Ram Navami clashes rock Murshidabad in poll-bound Bengal

    27 March 2026 9:47 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay resumes poll campaign, targets ruling DMK for loot, dynasty politics

    'Fascist attack on democracy': Vijay slams DMK after TVK's Perambur rally denied nod

    27 March 2026 8:42 PM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with CMs

    'Team India' against West Asia crisis: Modi rallies CMs for national preparedness

    27 March 2026 8:36 PM IST
    Congress DMK seat-sharing dispute Puducherry

    'Friendly fights' mask a deepening INDIA alliance crisis in Puducherry

    27 March 2026 4:04 PM IST
    Isaac interview Kerala politics

    Thomas Isaac interview: Is CPI(M) facing a minority challenge in Kerala?

    26 March 2026 9:49 PM IST
    Kerala Sabarimala women-entry issue

    Thomas Isaac interview: Why CPI(M) changed Sabarimala stance amid BJP blitzkrieg

    26 March 2026 9:45 PM IST
    Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad

    Bengal pre-poll violence puts EC’s zero-tolerance policy to test

    26 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
    RG Kar protest

    BJP fields RG Kar victim’s mother for Bengal elections

    25 March 2026 8:50 PM IST
    Parliament session

    Modi govt hits pause on fast-tracking women’s reservation, eyes special or monsoon session

    25 March 2026 8:26 PM IST
    Iran Israel US Middle East explodes

    Govt calls all-party meet on Iran war; Oppn has ‘zero expectations of honest answers’

    24 March 2026 9:13 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu polls: Why Kamal Haasans party decided not to field candidates

    Tamil Nadu polls: Why Kamal Haasan's party decided not to field candidates

    24 March 2026 9:07 PM IST
    West Bengal Congress protest rally

    In Bengal, Congress bets on 'BC Roy legacy' for 2026 solo Assembly election run

    23 March 2026 9:33 PM IST
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