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RED FM’s Festive Bonanza for Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata
MUMBAI: Red FM, brought alive Navratri festivities on radio for their listeners in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. The station with a ‘Bajaate Raho’ attitude, in an endeavour to build greater connect with listeners, covered the celebrations extensively in each city.
From reporting live from the biggest dandiya events in Mumbai to covering the major Puja pandals across Kolkata, RED FM captured it all for its listeners.
Speaking on the marketing activities around the festival, RED FM COO Abraham Thomas, said, “RED FM aims at providing its listeners a complete feel of the festive season. Various innovative on-air programming initiatives and marketing tie-ups were undertaken to reach masses and build greater listener engagement with the radio station.”
In Mumbai, RED FM’s on ground activities included an exclusive tie-up with Sankalp ’06, Mumbai’s most rocking Dandiya Raas presented by none other than the Dandiya Queen Falguni Pathak.
RED FM listeners were given free passes for mega events like Sankalp ’06, Manthan Luster Dandiya, Growel’s 101 Navratri Event and Dandiya with ‘King the Beaters’ at Wadala as part of the on air and on spot contests. Designer Dandiyas, Celebration Hampers and opportunities to interact with the RED FM’s RJ’s were part of RED FM’s rocking Navratri celebrations in Mumbai.
Along with on-ground activations and tie-ups, RED FM presented ‘Majaa Ma,’ a special on-air segment on Navratri. A complete Gujarati fare, the ‘Majaa Ma’ specials had segments like ‘Majaa Ma’ Jokes; ‘Majaa Ma’ interviews with eminent Gujarati theatre and television personalities and ‘Majaa Ma’ Movies-one minute hilarious and witty movie capsules.
RED FM brought alive the Durga Puja on Kolkata’s Puja Dhamaka at city centre on the 23rd September with live Remix Show by Jimmy Tangree and the entire RED FM Kolkata Team. It associated with almost all major Durga Puja events in Kolkata that included over 748 puja pandals and 42 puja specific events.
RED FM had a host of special, fun filled segments and contests all set to capture the mood of listeners. Celebrity chats, live Puja updates and news from the top Dandiya festivities in the city added more colour to the festive fervor and made Durga Puja memorable for RED FM listeners.
In Delhi Red FM brightened the festivities by associating with Hindustan Times Dandiya Masti at the Garden of Five Senses with RJ Neeti of Mera Wala Gaana fame. Contests like “Mera wala dancing couple”, “Mera wala style award”, “Mera wala best choli award”, “Mera wala non-stop Dandiya award”, “Mera wala little champion” were devised to involve participants. Live polls were conducted for the best Dandiya song and celebrity guests were chosen to play that song for the winners. RED FM ‘Phal-Haar’ contest was conducted along with ‘Ravan Jalaao’ wherein listeners spoke about one evil thing like poverty, pollution, bad roads and eve teasing that they would like to burn.
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UDF poised to return to power in Kerala, says Manorama-CVoter survey
Massive opinion poll projects shift in Kerala politics ahead of 2026 Assembly elections.
MUMBAI: The winds of change appear to be blowing through Kerala’s political landscape and this time, they seem to favour the United Democratic Front. A comprehensive mega opinion survey conducted by Manorama News in partnership with CVoter projects a potential comeback for the UDF in the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections 2026. The survey, covering all 140 constituencies with a massive sample size of nearly 90,000 respondents, predicts the UDF could win between 69 and 81 seats.
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is expected to secure 57 to 69 seats, a significant drop from the 99 seats it won in the 2021 elections. This would mean the LDF losing 30 to 42 of its sitting seats. Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which drew a blank in 2021, is projected to open its account with 1 to 5 seats.
Region-wise, the UDF is expected to make strong gains in Malabar, winning 25 to 34 out of 48 seats, and in Central Kerala, where it could bag 29 to 33 out of 53 seats. In South Kerala, the LDF is likely to retain an edge with 21 to 25 seats, while the UDF may improve to 12 to 16 seats. The NDA could pick up 1 to 3 seats in the southern region.
The survey was conducted between 14 and 26 March 2026, with additional tracker and snap polls carried out from December 2025 to March 2026. A total of 89,693 respondents participated, ensuring representation across all demographics and social segments.
Manorama News has a strong track record of accuracy, with its previous projections closely matching the actual results of the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as the 2021 Kerala Assembly polls.
In Kerala’s famously fierce political battles, this survey suggests the pendulum may be swinging back. Whether the final verdict matches these numbers or throws up another surprise, one thing is clear, the 2026 Assembly elections are shaping up to be one of the most keenly watched contests in the state’s history.
