Key Takeaways From Kerala Verdict 2021 by Venu Gopal Narayanan - May 3, 2021 07:51 AM Kerala elections 2021 A rejuvenated Left, a bumbling Congress, and a lost BJP. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) of Pinarayi Vijayan has been returned in Kerala with an enhanced mandate, for a unique, second consecutive term. The coalitionâs senior partner, Communist Party of India (Marxist), the CPM, alone won 62 seats in a house of 140. This marks the start of a new phase of politics in the state. The starkest election trend is that where the Left won, they won big, while where the Congressâs United Democratic Front (UDF) won, they did so by slender margins.
BJP fails to impress Kerala electorate Updated: Updated: Party even failed to retain its lone Nemon segment in the elections Share Article AAA A glimpse from a BJP rally held at Thripunithura, Kerala, in connection with the Kerala Assembly election 2021. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Party even failed to retain its lone Nemon segment in the elections Just when you thought that the emergence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will challenge the State s traditionally bipolar polity, the party failed even to retain its lone Nemon segment in the Assembly elections. Despite working out a Nair-Ezhava binary and securing the confidence of a section of Christian community, the BJP could not hold on. This apart, the electioneering of the party heavily bolstered by the Central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, failed to impress the electorate.
Updated: Ends alternating victories of rival fronts Share Article AAA A jubilant CPI(M) worker in front of the party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on May 2, 2021. | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Ends alternating victories of rival fronts The electoral history of Kerala saw a watershed event on Sunday as the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, romped home in the Assembly election. The verdict dismantled the familiar pattern of the two major fronts led by rivals Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress alternately coming to power. The familiar arrangements in the bipolar order of electoral politics in the State were overturned with the LDF securing continuity of governance, a scenario captured by its campaign catchphrase ‘
Kerala polls: Nine ministers join Pinarayi Vijayan s victory parade as Left scripts history ANI | Updated: May 03, 2021 00:55 IST Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 3 (ANI): Not only did the Left Democratic Front s Pinarayi Vijayan scripted history by breaking Kerala s record of voting out every incumbent government for the past four decades, so did nine of his cabinet colleagues who got elected, adding another feather in his cap. Health Minister KK Shailaja won from Mattannur in Kannur with a record margin of 67,013 votes. Known as Shailja teacher to the masses, the school teacher-turned-politician has won much global praise for her efficient handling of the first COVID-19 wave in Kerala.