The 61-day-long protest by the Civil Police Officer rank holders came to a disheartening conclusion as the rank list published by the Kerala Public Service Commission expired on Friday.
Union Minister and NDA candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said that the expiration of the PSC rank list for the appointment of Civil Police Officers (CPO) was unfortunate.
Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, alleging that his constituency, Wayanad, has not at all benefited from his leadership.
Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram is enduring heavy rainfall and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority on its official X handle posted that the Central Meteorological Department has announced yellow alert in four districts and advised to refrain from fishing on the coast of Kerala.
While speaking to ANI, the CPI(M) candidate said, "In Kerala, people want Modi to be out. The choice is between Congress and CPM. BJP had around more than 20 per cent of the votes in the last parliament elections but the vote share came down sharply to 16 per cent in the assembly election
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has replied to Union Minister, Rajeev Chandrashekhar after the latter had sent a legal defamation notice against the former.
Anto Antony, Congress leader and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate from Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency, expressed confidence in retaining his seat while claiming that there is no scope for Bharatiya Janata Party or its candidate Anil Antony in the upcoming elections.
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said that the Congress will gain if PM Modi's face is shown in Kerala, adding that the party would win all 20 seats in the state in Lok Sabha polls.
Anil K Antony, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, expressed confidence that the party will 'create history' in the constituency.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will 'sweep' in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while exuding confidence in registering a victory on some seats in Kerala as well as in Tamil Nadu.