Kerala Elections: CPM assesses it will get 80-85 seats Majority of south Kerala will stay with LDF, but a few like Kollam will be a close call, feels party Share Via Email | A+A A- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister K K Shailaja, two of CPM's popular faces in Kerala. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS) Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the Left front began its stock taking after the assembly elections, the CPM feels that the contest could possibly have a close finish. Even as the district committees have begun their respective assessment, the party is of the view that it would be able to win around 80-85 seats.