Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) State Secretary MV Govindan said the Kerala local body elections results 2025 had come as an unexpected setback for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), but insisted that the front’s base remained intact and would be reviewed and corrected where required.

His remarks came as the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) moved towards a decisive victory in the local body polls, delivering a major blow to the LDF and pointing to a change in voter mood ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

Govindan evaluated the results by drawing a comparison with the 2010 local body elections. He said the LDF is now in a better position than it was at that time. In 2010, the front had control of six district panchayats, while in the cu

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