Nearly 70 million voters are going to cast their votes on Wednesday in Southern states Tamilanadu, Kerala and Puducherry. According to Election experts,it would have been a tough match for ruling parties LDF in Kerala and DMK led front in Tamil Nadu as both the oppositions are strong enough to cross over them. Historically, the people of Kerala have the tendency to choose the opposition party in the forthcoming election. Hence, LDF faces an aggressive challenge from the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).

Defence Minister A K Antony said in a meeting held in Thiruvanthapuram, if LDF again come into rule Kerala, the state will definitely become Second Bangal. The result of Left Rule of long 30 years resulted in West Bengal is poverty, unemployment and under development. Thousands of labors from Bengal have migrated to other states in search of work,” he added.

Striking out at Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, Mr. A.K Antony said that in the run-up to the polls, the Marxist leader had been trying to redirect attention from his failures by resorting to “political stunts and dramas”.

Kerala chief minister VS Achuthananadan hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his insult at the CPM veteran on his age, calling him an “Amul baby”.
By Addressing Election rally at palakkad, He said Rahul came to Kerala to Campaign for Amul babies. He himself proved he is an Amul Baby.

Rahul Gandhi had said, if peoples here in Kerala going to re-elect LDF, Kerala would have a 93 year-old CM in five years time.

On pointing out this jibe Mr. Achuthanandan said he began his political career as a 16-year-old and, quoting a Malayalam poem, said he had spent his youth without bowing before the “vassals of the corrupt order.”

Harippad: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today alleged that “scams and corruptions” were the trademark of LDF government in Kerala and hailed CPI(M) a party lacking ideologies and principles.

Under the LDF rule, Kerala has fell behind in every division as CPI-M was always opposed to “every modern, forward looking development”, she said at an election meeting at Harippad, where KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala is contesting.

“In the last five years under LDF rule, Kerala lagged behind. They are steeped in corruption. Scams after scams have taken place. Liquor, land and lottery syndicates are behind the government. They are ruling the rural areas,” she said.

Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M veteran V S Achuthanandan today fell into trouble on a comment he made with his opponent and Congress leader in Malampuzha segment Lathika Subhash. She filed a petition against CM and the Election Commission will inspect on this. The row was sparked by Achuthanandan’s comment at a press meet in Palakkad yesterday when he said, “They are famous, and, if you inquire, you will know how they are famous,” referring to his opponent candidate for the April 13 State Election polls. Stung by 87-year old Achuthanandan’s reported remarks, Lathika filed a petition in a magistrate court in Palakkad which decided to record her statement on April 30 while the state Chief Electoral Officer sought a report from Palakkad district collector on the issue.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan home minister of Kerala announced yesterday that the election campaign for opposition Congress leader Oommen Chandy will be difficult as he was not in the good books of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi. Our party has no problems about who the leader is, instead all the confusion and problems are there in the Congress party, he added. This is obvious from the number of candidates owing allegiance to Chennithala who have been given Congress tickets to contest the forthcoming assembly polls,” Balakrishnan said.

Supreme Court’s(SC) dismissal of his plea questioning Governor’s nod to CBI to impeach him in a corruption case would not affect the LDF’s scenario in the Upcoming April 13 Kerala state Assembly polls CPI-M state unit secretary Pinarayi Vijayan told to reporters at Thiruvanathapuram.

However,Vijayan said he was “surprised” at the apex court’s decision not to divert his plea as it came after considering it in various stages since 2009 and even shifting it to a new bench. “The decision is astonishing. But what shall we do other than complying with it,” he replied to question at a meet-the-press.