Boost for Vijayan as Left ahead in Kerala local polls
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Wed, Dec 16 2020 18:36 IST |
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 : Despite facing a host of controversies ahead of the civic body polls, Kerala s ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front was ahead of its rivals as counting of votes reached its final stages on Wednesday, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be on a high.
The opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front, which initially was seen putting up a better show in the first round of counting that began at 8 a.m., appears to have failed to make effective use of the numerous alleged scams of the Vijayan government.
December 16, 2020
LDF supporters celeberating the victory of their candidates in the local body polls at the counting station at Nalanchira, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday - MAHINSHA S
LDF supporters celeberating the victory of their candidates in the local body polls at the counting station at Nalanchira, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday - MAHINSHA S×
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Ruling CP(I) M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has beaten heavy odds and strong three-cornered fights to pull off an emphatic win in elections to the local bodies in Kerala held in three phases. The results are a major morale booster for the beleaguered Pinarayi Vijayan government ahead of the Assembly polls early next year.
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan forms a human chain as he participates in an anti-CAA protest in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-Jan 26, 2020 (PTI)
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is surging ahead of the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in the local body elections in Kerala.
The polls are seen as a litmus test for the three parties LDF, UDF and the BJP-led NDA ahead of the next year’s assembly elections in the state.
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Wednesday December 16, 2020 7:21 PM, IANS
[Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan cast his vote at the Cherikkal basic school polling station in the third and final round of polling on December 14. (Image tweeted by Pinarayi Vijayan)]
Thiruvananthapuram: Despite facing a host of controversies ahead of the civic body polls, Kerala s ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front was ahead of its rivals as counting of votes reached its final stages on Wednesday, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be on a high.
Kerala Local Body Polls 2020: Left Front gets upper hand as counting enters crucial phase
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Updated: Monday, December 21, 2020, 11:46 [IST]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16: Despite backlash over gold scam and a fiery campaign against the government in the state, the ruling Left-led coalition in Kerala LDF is ahead of its rivals and appears to be consolidating its position.
The opposition Congress-led UDF, which initially was seen putting up a better show in the first round of counting that began at 8 am, appears to have slightly dimmed, while the hype created by the BJP is yet to catch on.
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It was a massive upset for the UDF in the Kochi Corporation as N Venugopal who was seen as the mayor candidate of the Congress lost to the BJP candidate.