CPM Kerala – News Analysis India https://newsanalysisindia.com The news you need to know, explained Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:22:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Chandrasekhar’s Shivaji vs Che Jibe Caps Kerala Poll Campaign https://newsanalysisindia.com/india/chandrasekhars-shivaji-vs-che-jibe-caps-kerala-poll-campaign/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:22:47 +0000 https://newsanalysisindia.com/?p=127209 As Kerala’s high-stakes assembly election campaign concluded amid Kotikalsham festivities, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar fired a cultural-ideological broadside at the CPM via social media. His post highlighted a stark contrast in heroes: BJP revering Chhatrapati Shivaji, while Leftists look to foreign revolutionary Che Guevara.

‘The campaign ends tonight with Kotikalsham,’ Chandrasekhar wrote, layering tradition with politics. This comes at a pivotal time for BJP, striving to break the UDF-LDF stranglehold in the 140-seat assembly. Both fronts predict victory, but BJP eyes Nemom to rekindle its flame and position itself as a disruptive third pole.

Nemom’s lore is legendary for BJP. O. Rajagopal’s 2016 triumph marked a historic entry, only for Sivankutty to snatch it back in 2021’s intense three-way fight. With Sivankutty contesting again, tension runs high.

Chandrasekhar’s preemptive candidacy and relentless push portray Nemom as ground zero for saffron expansion. Party stats reflect promise: nine runner-up finishes in 2021, boosted parliamentary votes in 2024, minor local setback in 2025. Victory here could snowball, challenging decades of alternating UDF-LDF rule and heralding a multipolar era in Kerala politics.

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