Former UN diplomat and Congress leader will be seeking a fourth straight term from Thiruvananthapuram constituency, as he is up against a two-front contest against Union Minister of State, Rajeev Chandrashekhar and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Panniyan Ravindran.
Congress candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that Congress, if voted to power, would distribute people's private wealth to Muslims disgraceful.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and CPI candidate Pannyan Raveendran did nothing for Thiruvananthapuram constituency during their respective tenures as Lok Sabha MP.
In a tough battle with sitting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for the prized Thiruvananthapuram seat, BJP candidate and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said the constituency has been deprived of development for the last 15-20 years.
Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) secretary, Virendra Vashist said that under the leadership of Sam Pitroda, IOC has changed the idea of campaigning and taken it to the micro level.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda asserted that the people of Kerala have firmly committed to supporting the government led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement wherein he said that the Congress had adopted the 'loot' east policy while the BJP had turned it into the 'Act East' policy, Tharoor said 'no loot is going on from the east'.
Thiruvananthapuram MCC Nodal Officer on Sunday issued a stern warning to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for making "unverified allegations" against BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
On the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto, Congress leader and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Shashi Tharoor expressed that we need to properly understand the Uniform Civil Code.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is re-contesting Lok Sabha polls from Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday said BJP's message is not well received in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and the party has very little hope from southern India
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has replied to Union Minister, Rajeev Chandrashekhar after the latter had sent a legal defamation notice against the former.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the BJP's candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, said on Wednesday that a false narrative was propagated against BJP generating fear among the people of Kerala but PM Modi during his ten year tenure proved it wrong.