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    Rajeev Ramachandran
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    Rajeev Ramachandran is Associate Editor with The Federal.
      Kerala assembly elections 2026
      Elections 2026

      Kerala polls: Between UDF-LDF’s usual vote exchange, a steady expansion of BJP base

      5 May 2026 7:10 PM IST
      Kerala Assembly elections, Pinarayi Vijayan, LDF
      Elections 2026

      Kerala election results: What led to LDF's rout and what next for the Left?

      5 May 2026 6:14 PM IST
      Congress-led UDF set to form government in Kerala.
      Elections 2026

      How UDF won Kerala after a decade: From 'total disarray' to total dominance

      4 May 2026 4:30 PM IST
      Pinarayi Vijayan and V D Satheesan
      Elections 2026

      UDF landslide in Kerala: The multiple factors that toppled Left

      4 May 2026 3:17 PM IST
      Pinarayai Vijayan fall
      Elections 2026

      Fall of the 'Captain': Pinarayi Vijayan's eventful decade-long run ends

      4 May 2026 3:07 PM IST
      Pinarayi Vijayan
      Elections 2026

      With Pinarayi's LDF loss in Kerala, India left with no Left-ruled state

      4 May 2026 2:56 PM IST
      Guide to how votes are counted from EVMs in Indian elections
      Elections 2026

      Counting of votes on May 4: How are EVM votes counted? Who oversees this?

      3 May 2026 5:13 PM IST
      Sangh Parivars recent controversies in Kerala reveal sharper Hindutva push
      Kerala

      Sangh Parivar's recent controversies in Kerala reveal sharper Hindutva push

      28 April 2026 3:21 PM IST
      FIFA World Cup 2026
      Sports

      Football World Cup 2026: Can Trump replace Iran with Italy?

      24 April 2026 4:54 PM IST
      How Kerala’s grassroots women leaders are redefining governance, thanks to quota
      Kerala

      How Kerala’s grassroots women leaders are redefining governance, thanks to quota

      23 April 2026 9:07 PM IST
      Thrissur fireworks blast
      Kerala

      Thrissur fireworks blast sparks renewed debate on Pooram festival safety

      22 April 2026 1:08 PM IST
      Blast at Kerala firecracker unit in Mundathikode
      Kerala

      Thrissur Pooram preparations turn deadly: 14 killed, over 40 injured in blast

      21 April 2026 5:21 PM IST
      Kannur student Nithin Rajs death
      Kerala

      How caste and class prejudice probably led to Kannur student Nithin Raj's death

      17 April 2026 3:19 PM IST
      Poll results a fortnight away, power tussle brews in Congress over Kerala CM face
      Elections 2026

      Poll results a fortnight away, power tussle brews in Congress over Kerala CM face

      16 April 2026 3:56 PM IST
      Kerala assembly elections 2026
      Elections 2026

      Kerala BJP’s balancing act totters as Christian outreach meets internal dissent

      15 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Kerala assembly elections 2026
      Elections 2026

      Kerala polls: Congress upbeat, Left cautious, but key lies with swing seats

      13 April 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Kerala voting
      Elections 2026

      Contrasting claims in Kerala: UDF talks wave; LDF counts on strongholds

      10 April 2026 5:43 PM IST
      Kerala voters turn out in record numbers after SIR overhaul; 78% polling
      Elections 2026

      Kerala voters turn out in record numbers after SIR overhaul; 78% polling

      9 April 2026 9:34 PM IST
      VD Satheesan speaks on Kerala elections
      Elections 2026

      Kerala elections: Huge wave for UDF, will cross 100 seats, says VD Satheesan

      9 April 2026 4:20 PM IST
      Kerala elections: UDFs edge narrows as LDF gains ground, NDA loses steam
      Elections 2026

      Kerala polls: Ear to the ground says UDF-LDF race is too close to call

      8 April 2026 5:40 PM IST
      Wayanad fund row
      Elections 2026

      Why the 2024 Wayanad relief fund is back in focus now

      7 April 2026 7:21 PM IST
      Kerala elections: Congress-Left cross-voting may not hold as campaign turns bitter
      Elections 2026

      Kerala elections: Congress-Left 'cross-voting' may not hold as campaign turns bitter

      6 April 2026 6:16 PM IST
      Sunny Joseph
      Elections 2026

      Congress' Wayanad landslides rehabilitation fund disclosure fails to silence critics

      5 April 2026 3:28 PM IST
      Kerala Assembly elections 2026
      Elections 2026

      Pre-poll surveys indicate nail-biting contest in Kerala; UDF, LDF in a cliffhanger

      5 April 2026 10:36 AM IST
      NMR Razack
      Elections 2026

      Palakkad election battle escalates with new entrants, BJP-CPI(M) ‘deal’ row

      3 April 2026 10:48 AM IST
      VD Satheesan and CM Pinarayi Vijayan
      Elections 2026

      Two manifestoes, one destination: LDF and UDF battle for a 'New Kerala'

      2 April 2026 12:02 PM IST
      30 years on, why the arrack ban in Kerala continues to draw dissent
      The Eighth Column

      30 years on, why the arrack ban in Kerala continues to draw dissent

      1 April 2026 9:41 AM IST
      MB Rajesh speaking
      Elections 2026

      Rahul Gandhi a ‘bankrupt’ LoP: Kerala minister MB Rajesh slams UDF over Sabarimala

      31 March 2026 8:19 PM IST
      B Gopalakrishnan
      Elections 2026

      Guruvayur row: BJP candidate’s ‘Hindu MLA’ remark triggers political and legal storm

      31 March 2026 9:16 AM IST
      G Sudhakaran
      Elections 2026

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

      29 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
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