Kerala results 2021: BJP s E Sreedharan, known as Metro Man , is leading in Palakkad
Thiruvananthapuram: Metro Man and BJP s freshly minted member E Sreedharan is winning in Kerala s Palakkad with 6,754 votes. His party is leading in 4 seats in the state, latest trends show.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has crossed the halfway mark of 71 with 85 seats, the latest trends also show. The Congress and its allies are leading in 50 seats.
Palakkad s significance for the BJP is that the party came second in this seat in the last state election. The Palakkad municipality is also governed by the BJP. The Congress s Shafi Parambil won in Palakkad by over 17,000 votes in the last election. He has been fielded again on this seat by the party.
As only few hours are left for the counting of votes for 140 constituencies in the Kerala Assembly polls to begin, candidates in the electoral contest are keeping high hopes and exuding confidence that the people s mandate will be in their favour. Riding high after various pre-poll and post-poll surveys that predicted Communist Party of India (M)-led Left Democratic Front victory, acting state secretary and LDF convener A Vijayaraghavan has exerted confidence that the Left will get continuation in power with a thumping victory. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who had said earlier that the LDF would retain power in the state, speaking to media on Saturday however chose not to go for any prediction.
The Kerala Assembly election 2021 results are expected to be announced today after counting of votes. The Kerala Assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 6.
Effective implementation of welfare schemes has helped chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan lead the left democratic front (LDF), rewrite history, and return to power in Kerala. This is the first time in history that an incumbent chief minister came back to power after completing a full term. Kerala alternates between UDF and LDF even when governments perform reasonably well. Except in 1977, no ruling front has been re-elected.
The LDF, a coalition, is likely to win 99 out of the 140 seats in the Kerala assembly. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is leading in the remaining 41 seats.
In the 2016 elections, the LDF had won 91 seats, and UDF had won 47 seats.
The Congress on Sunday said it has lost elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal but has not lost its morale or resolve to continue to be people s voice in these tough times.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party would deliberate on its failures and do course correction after internal deliberations. We have lost the election in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal but we have neither lost our morale nor our resolve or determination to continuously become people s voice in these times of unprecedented calamity. The Congress Party will definitely study the results and all the reasons diligently and we are committed to correct our mistakes and do appropriate course correction, he told reporters at a virtual press conference.