'Will introspect': Congress accepts its mauling in Kerala polls By IANS | 2 Views Rival fronts in Kerala continue to remain positive on election outcome. Image Source: IANS News Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 : Top Congress leaders in Kerala on Sunday gracefully accepted their defeat in the April 6 Assembly polls as it seemed the party-led United Democratic Front will, in all likelihood, end up with less seats than 2016. According to the figures presently available for the 140 memberAassembly, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front, set to create history with two consecutive electoral victories, is leading in 100 seats while the Congress-led UDF is leading in 40 seats, against 47 seats in 2016.