Small allies told to share Cabinet posts
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Crucial LDF meeting tomorrow, CPI(M) to have 12 Ministers and CPI four
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Crucial LDF meeting tomorrow, CPI(M) to have 12 Ministers and CPI four
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on Sunday reportedly prodded four minor Left Democratic Front (LDF) allies with not more than one seat in the next Assembly to share a maximum of two Cabinet berths between themselves.
The details of the close door talks were sketchy. Nevertheless, party persons privy to the negotiations said the CPI(M) had persuaded Indian National League (INL), Congress (S), Kerala Congress (B) and Democratic Kerala Congress (DKC) to hold a Cabinet rank for two-and-a-half years and concede the remaining term to another single-member ally.
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Pinarayi Vijayan who is holding the last citadel of Left politics in India created history by being the first to lead a party for a consecutive term in Kerala.
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has won 70 seats of the total of 140, while Congress-headed UDF Opposition has won 32 and the BJP-led NDA has drawn a blank.
“The historic victory is a recognition of the LDF government’s five-year rule. It is the people’s victory. They trusted us and we trusted them. The election was a big political fight for us,” Vijayan said in Kannur.
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The ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front in Kerala is all set to retain power as it is leading at least in 94 of the 140 assembly seats as counting is still in progress.
If they win, they will buck the over four-decade-old trend of swinging between the Communists and the Congress-headed UDF in the southern state.
As per the Election Commission figures, the LDF is ahead in 85 seats, while the opposition Congress-headed UDF is leading in 44 segments and the BJP-led NDA in three constituencies.
The Left front is far ahead of its rivals in 10 of the 14 districts as per the latest figures.
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As per the Election Commission figures, the LDF is ahead in 85 seats, while the opposition Congress-headed UDF is leading in 44segments and the BJP-NDA, in three constituencies.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (File Pic)
The ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front in Kerala is all set to retain power as it is leading at least in 94 of the 140 assembly seats as counting is still in progress.
If they win, they will buck the over four-decade-old trend of swinging between the Communists and the Congress- headed UDF in the southern state.
LDF bags nine of 11 constituencies in Kannur
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wins Dharmadam by a margin of 50,123 votes
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An LDF supporter waving the CPI(M) flag to celebrate the front s victory in Kannur on Sunday.
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wins Dharmadam by a margin of 50,123 votes
Kannur district turned red on Sunday as the Left Democratic Front swept the Assembly elections by winning nine of the 11 constituencies.
The LDF managed a comfortable win in Payyanur, Kaliyassery, Taliparamba, Kannur, Azhikode, Mattanur, Dharmadam, Koothuparamba, and Thalassery constituencies.
The United Democratic Front managed to retain its sitting seats in Irrikur and Peravoor while losing the Azhikode constituency to the LDF.