Kerala Local Body Election Results: Left trounces Congress, BJP fares better

CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front has mand to sweep local body election in Kerala with a comfortable margin. local body elections, which generally looks at candidate more than party for election has given a big advant to ruling CPM. allegations of scams couldn't help main opposition in state, Congress' United Democratic Front (UDF) create an impact in this election.

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Kerala Local Body Election Results

Of 15962 gram panchayats, LDF is leading in 6700 seats and Congress numbers are lesser by over 1500 seats, with 5200 leads. In block panchayat too, LDF witnessed a comfortable win and is leading in 1234 of 2080 seats. UDF here is leading in 730 seats.

Left also cruised to lead in district panchayat with a comfortable gap. Of 331 seats, Left leads in 213 seats and is looking for an easy win with Congress trailing behind, with 110. However, UDF did give a stiff contest in municipalities where it is fighting a neck-to-neck battle with LDF.

Of 3078 seats, both parties have nudged past 1055. At corporation level, LDF has swooped down traditional voters of UDF to ir fray. Of 414 seats in 6 corporations, LDF has a comfortable lead in 206 seats.

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wind of local body elections is blowing left. Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) was able to dent LDF in many panchayats, yet it didn't make a significant stride. saffron party, that did improve its numbers marginally compared to 2015, was unable to displace Left at grassroots, results indicate.

However, BJP retaining Palakkad Municipality, its surprise win in Pandalam, its surge of seats in Shornur, Ottapalam, securing a seat in Kannur left citadel as well as places like Ochira, is a brear to party.

Its gamble of shifting of councilors in wards that had a big base for Left, ended up as a failure, with party losing both sitting ward as well as contested ward.

But, election results have posed a big challenge to grand old Congress Party which has struggled to hold its clout. hung election in Kochi Corporation, for instance, which is largely a friendly base for Congress, is a true indication that things are t going so well for Congress.

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