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Kerala
4 essays from Kerala.
Kerala's Change Election: V.D. Satheesan, the UDF Government, and the Fight Over Who Would Lead, Explained
After ten years out of power, the Congress-led UDF swept Kerala in 2026 and made V.D. Satheesan chief minister, but not before a tense ten-day tussle over who would get the job. Here is the full story of the change election and the government it produced.
The Left's Reckoning: How the CPM Collapsed in Kerala and What Comes Next, Explained
Kerala was the last bastion of the Indian Left, and in 2026 it fell. The LDF crashed from 99 seats to 35, the CPM recorded one of its worst defeats ever, and the party is now torn over leadership and direction. Here is the full story of the reckoning on the Left.
Pinarayi Vijayan: From Kerala's Strongman to the Opposition Benches, Explained
For a decade he was the most powerful man in Kerala, the captain who broke a 40-year jinx and led the Left to a rare second term. Then 2026 swept it all away. This is the full story of Pinarayi Vijayan: his rise, his record, the cases that shadow him, and his fall.
ED Raids on Pinarayi Vijayan: What Is the CMRL-Exalogic Case? A Full Explainer
The Enforcement Directorate has raided former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's family in the CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case. Here is the complete story of who, what, when, how, and what happens next, explained from the 2019 tax raid to the May 2026 searches.