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Pinarayi Vijayan who is holding the last citadel of Left politics in India created history by being the first to lead a party for a consecutive term in Kerala.
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has won 70 seats of the total of 140, while Congress-headed UDF Opposition has won 32 and the BJP-led NDA has drawn a blank.
“The historic victory is a recognition of the LDF government’s five-year rule. It is the people’s victory. They trusted us and we trusted them. The election was a big political fight for us,” Vijayan said in Kannur.
As only few hours are left for the counting of votes for 140 constituencies in the Kerala Assembly polls to begin, candidates in the electoral contest are keeping high hopes and exuding confidence that the people s mandate will be in their favour. Riding high after various pre-poll and post-poll surveys that predicted Communist Party of India (M)-led Left Democratic Front victory, acting state secretary and LDF convener A Vijayaraghavan has exerted confidence that the Left will get continuation in power with a thumping victory. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who had said earlier that the LDF would retain power in the state, speaking to media on Saturday however chose not to go for any prediction.
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Pinarayi Vijayan looks at a historic comeback while Kerala’s BJP cadre can only hope for a higher vote share
Pinarayi Vijayan looks at a historic comeback while Kerala’s BJP cadre can only hope for a higher vote share
Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala, seeking re-election.
After the 1970s, the people of Kerala have never voted a chief minister or party back to power. If you want to believe the exit poll surveys, the state’s incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) may just be able to pull that rabbit out of the bag.
The Kerala Assembly election 2021 results are expected to be announced today after counting of votes. The Kerala Assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 6.