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Kerala politics has entered a fresh phase of confrontation after the Enforcement Directorate asked state police to register a case against former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena Vijayan and others. The development has triggered a new political battle between the ruling UDF and the opposition CPI(M)-led camp.

Kerala’s political landscape continues to be shaped by governance, welfare, employment, education and development, while major political parties work to strengthen their support across the state.

The upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussions in West Bengal after a Congress leader claimed that the Trinamool Congress had offered the seat to Congress. The TMC denied making such a proposal, adding another point of contention ahead of the October 6 bypoll.

The Supreme Court has resumed final hearings in petitions concerning the Shiv Sena split and the disqualification of MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The Shinde camp is defending the Election Commission’s decision recognising its organisational majority in the party dispute.