Kerala elections 2021: CM Pinarayi Vijayan leads by 3,351 votes in Dharmadam
Ahead of the vote counting, Vijayan had exuded confidence of securing power in the red bastion once again. Several exit polls had also predicted a definite victory for the LDF, which seems to be actually unfolding in the state
BusinessToday.In | May 2, 2021 | Updated 11:17 IST
CM Vijayan had exuded confidence of securing power in Kerala once again
Incumbent Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has taken the lead from the Dharmadam constituency in the initial round of vote counting for Kerala assembly election. He is leading by 3,351 votes so far. The CPI (M) CM had won the seat in 2016 elections with almost 37,000 votes.
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As counting for Kerala’s 140 assembly seats enters the last leg, the BJP looks likely to draw a blank. Though the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in three seats Nemom, Thrissur and Palakkad in the initial rounds, it lost momentum. Projected as the party’s chief ministerial candidate, ‘metro man’ E. Sreedharan lost the Palakkad seat to Shafi Parambil of the Congress by 3863 votes. Sreedharan’s candidature was among the most discussed topics throughout the campaign, also in national media.
In the run-up to the polls, the BJP had mounted an aggressive campaign in the state involving many central leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Hoping to increase their party’s voteshare and secure more seats, the central leaders raised contentious issues like women’s entry in Sabarimala temple and the Citizenship (Amen
He will become the 3rd CM in Kerala to be re-elected and 1st to continue in office after a full term. He will also assume heftier stature than anyone else in CPM