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KOCHI: In two days, ballots will tell the way Kerala voted. In normal times, all debates, be it in newsrooms or on the street, would be dominated by the expectations about the result. But then, these are unusual times, nor is the state looking at the D-Day with the same zeal as it did five years ago.With the rate of Covid transmission going up alarmingly, leaders of political parties in Ernakulam have instructed their supporters to adhere to Covid protocol strictly.
Top leaders of major political fronts admitted that the vicious second wave of the pandemic has indeed dampened the spirits of party workers. They said candidates, as well as party leaders, are now busy drawing up the list of people who will be entrusted with various tasks on the counting day. As the Election Commission has made the Covid-19 test mandatory for counting agents, parties are drawing up plans to get workers tested.
‘It’s Captain For Sure’, Exit Polls Predict Big Win For LDF In Kerala
If CPM retains power, it will be breaking Kerala’s 40- year old tradition of alternating governments every five years File photo Preetha Nair 2021-04-30T07:44:41+05:30 ‘It’s Captain For Sure’, Exit Polls Predict Big Win For LDF In Kerala outlookindia.com 2021-04-30T10:00:01+05:30
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True to its election slogan “LDF for Sure’, the exit polls have predicted a second term for the CPI (M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala. At least five exit polls have given an edge to the LDF government with a clear majority in the 140 assembly seats in the state.
2021 Poll of Exit Poll Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayann s LDF was seen ahead in exit poll results.
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Exit poll results from Kerala on Thursday appeared to give the edge to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition while the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) seemed to come in second. The BJP was seen winning a couple of seats as well.
An aggregate of five exit polls showed the LDF front is likely to win 85 of 140 seats - ahead of the half-way mark - and the Congress-led UDF at 53 seats, the polls say. The BJP is set to make its presence felt with two seats.
Read more about Exit polls project tight race in West Bengal, DMK s victory in Tamil Nadu on Business Standard. In West Bengal, the Republic-CNX poll gave the BJP a slight edge by protecting 138-148 seats while Times Now-C Voter predicted a clear majority for the TMC