Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s policy address to the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) played up a vision of Kerala’s future growth, while emphasising the State’s CPI(M)-led LDF government’s commitment to social welfare measures and sustainable development. | The Hindu

The battle for the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, known for its bipolar politics, always choosing between the Congress-led United Front and the CPI(M)-led Left Front, has attracted national attention this time for a variety of reasons. Firstly, as these two entities battle it out in Kerala this time, they have a seat-sharing arrangement elsewhere in the country as part of an anti-BJP platform called INDIA bloc. The second reason is the desperate attempt made by the BJP over the last few years to