Thiruvananthapuram ( Kerala ) [India], November 18 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) ended extreme poverty in the state and criticised the previous United Democratic Front (UDF) governments for Kerala 's decline.

He urged people to support the LDF in the upcoming Thiruvananthapuram Corporation elections to ensure continuity of development.

Speaking at the Corporation election convention, Pinarayi Vijayan said, " Extreme poverty was eradicated because the people gave the LDF a consecutive mandate. Normally, governments change frequently. UDF had pushed Kerala into decline. The Oommen Chandy government lagged in every sector. The UDF governments that came later could not continue the development initiatives started

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