Neyyattinkara sways neither way Updated: Updated: LDF wins 18 seats, UDF 17 in the 44-member municipal council Share Article LDF wins 18 seats, UDF 17 in the 44-member municipal council The Neyyattinkara municipality threw up a hung verdict again with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) failing to get absolute majority. Though it fell short of majority in the 44-member council, the LDF emerged the single largest party with 18 seats in a contest where it was neck and neck with the UDF that won 17 seats. BJP wins nine The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) succeeded in making further inroads in the council, securing nine seats, an increase of four over its tally of five seats in the 2015 local body elections.