Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 15:11 IST
With around 55 per cent of the panchayats, 10 district panchayats, five corporations and 108 block panchayats in its kitty, the verdict is a confidence booster for the left front. LDF workers celebrating the local body polls in Thiruvananthapuram
Key Highlights
Several factors have contributed to the LDF win. The entry of LJD and KC(M) Jose K Mani faction has paid off.
Its selection of candidates, systematic campaigning, addressing infighting and stitching up pragmatic political alliances helped it a lot.
The CPM has attributed the victory to its development perspective, performance and secular democratic views.
Thiruvananthapuram: The local body election results that gave an upper hand for the ruling LDF (Left Democratic Front) amidst various allegations levelled against senior cabinet ministers and party affiliates is widely observed as a major ‘confidence booster’ for the ruling party who is set to face the