What logic is there in saying that the government should resign if it loses a seat in the Lok Sabha elections? No one should resign on that basis. The UDF, which won in 2019, subsequently faced defeats in panchayat and assembly elections." This was the response of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan following the heavy setback LDF faced in the last Lok Sabha elections.

According to Vijayan, the Lok Sabha verdict was not against the state government but a reflection of public discontent with the Modi government. Voters were naturally inclined to consider Congress rule, and there was no inherent opposition to the Left Front, he noted.

However, in local body elections—where national politics were not a major issue—the LDF and CPM suffered one of their biggest setbacks in over a decade and a hal

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