BJP, JIH helped UDF, claims CPI(M)
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The Communist Party of India ( Marxist) [CPI-M] has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) overtly and covertly helped the Congress- led United Democratic Front candidates of the Assembly polls in Kozhikode district.
A statement said in Kozhikode that the vote-share of the BJP came down in two assembly constituencies - Vadakara and Koduvally - which were won by the UDF backed Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) respectively.
In the 2020 local body polls, the BJP secured 18,555 votes in the district panchayat division of Vadakara. But now the party candidate got only 10,225 votes. Likewise , in the 2016 assembly polls, the BJP received 13, 410 votes in Vadakara segment.
Poor coordination of electioneering, absence of K. Muraleedharan spoil party’s chances
After its crushing defeat in the Assembly polls, the Congress leadership will do an introspection on failing to open an account for the fourth time in a row in Kozhikode district.
The leadership had given a thought to revamping its electoral strategy for the Assembly polls when the party was roundly trounced in the three-tier local body polls in December.
However, this time too, the party failed to win a legislature seat. At the same time, the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI), backed by the United Democratic Front , opened its account in the Assembly by winning the Vadakara seat.
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The ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front in Kerala is all set to retain power as it is leading at least in 94 of the 140 assembly seats as counting is still in progress.
If they win, they will buck the over four-decade-old trend of swinging between the Communists and the Congress-headed UDF in the southern state.
As per the Election Commission figures, the LDF is ahead in 85 seats, while the opposition Congress-headed UDF is leading in 44 segments and the BJP-led NDA in three constituencies.
The Left front is far ahead of its rivals in 10 of the 14 districts as per the latest figures.
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As per the Election Commission figures, the LDF is ahead in 85 seats, while the opposition Congress-headed UDF is leading in 44segments and the BJP-NDA, in three constituencies.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (File Pic)
The ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front in Kerala is all set to retain power as it is leading at least in 94 of the 140 assembly seats as counting is still in progress.
If they win, they will buck the over four-decade-old trend of swinging between the Communists and the Congress- headed UDF in the southern state.