Kerala budget 2021 live updates: 1.5 lakh houses to be constructed under LIFE mission
Kerala budget 2021 live updates: 1.5 lakh houses to be constructed under LIFE mission
Kerala finance minister T M Thomas Isaac begins his last budget speech of the present LDF government. He started his budget speech by thanking the Covid-warriors in the state and highlighting the government’s welfare activities during the pandemic. Stay with TOI for all updates
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 15, 2021, 12:31:58 IST
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Finance minister ends his speech with a poem
The speech went on for three hours and 18 minutes, surpassing KM Mani s 2013 speech which was 2 hours and 58 minutes long
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After months of campaign by the United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP almost destroyed the goodwill that the Pinarayi Vijayan government’s Covid-19 response had generated, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala registered a resounding win in the three-phase local body polls whose results were announced on Wednesday.
The LDF won the majority of district panchayats, block panchayats, gram panchayats and municipal corporations. The only consolation for the UDF was the slight upper hand it gained in municipalities. Though the BJP improved its tally from 2015, the party could not reach anywhere close to its ambitious plans.
The LDF won in 10 district panchayats against seven in 2015. Four out of the six corporations are also set to welcome LDF councils. The lion’s share of block panchayats, 108 out of 152, was also grabbed by LDF. It also won 514 of the 941 gram panchayats. UDF which won 375 gram panchayats is set to form the ruling council in 45 of 86 munic