Kerala local body polls: Strong showing in local polls widens UDF’s path to victory in 2026 Assembly elections, says Satheesan
UDF won 500 panchayats and multiple local bodies, reflecting voter backlash against LDF's policies and corruption, strengthening its 2026 Kerala Assembly election prospects.
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Analysis | UDF rides 'anti-Pinarayi' wave to victory, emerges Mamkootathil-Jamaat stain-less
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Exclusive: UDF's historic local body victory sets stage for Kerala Assembly polls, says Congress' VD Satheesan
Congress' Satheesan voiced strong confidence that the UDF's recent success would propel them into the upcoming Assembly elections, with the coalition targeting over 100 seats out of 140. He dismissed any notions that the BJP's growth might push the Congress and Left parties to unite.
"Big victory for us; certainly, we are going to win next assembly elections": KC Venugopal as UDF leads Kerala local body polls
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP said, "This is an election in the history of Kerala local body elections where the UDF and Congress have secured the maximum number of seats. This is a big victory for us. Certainly, the trend is very clear; we are going to win the next assembly elections. We have performed well in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation compared to the last election. But the problem is that the CPM has not performed well at all. This…
Kerala local body polls: Strong showing in local polls widens UDF’s path to victory in 2026 Assembly elections, says Satheesan
LoP Satheesan said the UDF’s emergence as a big tent accommodating varied social groups catalysed the coalition’s “best performance since the first elections for local bodies in 1995”
The elections to the local bodies of the state of Kerala were held in two phases on the 9th and 11th. In this election, parties including the Left Democratic Front (LDF) comprising the ruling Communist Party, the Congress-led United Democratic Alliance (UDF), and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance contested. After the two-phase local body elections were over, the counting of votes took place at 8 am yesterday (13-12-25). The counting of vo…
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