Boost for Vijayan before assembly polls as LDF wins, Cong-Led UDF biggest loser, BJP gains

Mangalore Today News Network / News18

Thiruvanantapuram, Dec 16, 2020:    With counting of votes for local body polls in Kerala underway on Wednesday, trends showed that the ruling CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front was leading in 520 of the total of 941 panchayats. The LDF was also leading in 10 out of the 14 district panchayats and 108 block panchayats of the total of 152, according to the State Election Commission figures. The Congress led UDF was ahead in four district panchayats. Out of the six corporations in the state, the LDF and the UDF were leading in three each. BJP is ahead in 26 panchayats. A total of 21,893 wards in 1,200 local self-governing bodies, including six corporations, 941 village panchayats, 14 district panchayats and 87 municipalities went to the polls in three phases on December 8, 10 and 14.

 

Counting of votes polled in the crucial local body elections began today morning with the traditional political fronts-CPI (M)-led LDF, Congress-headed UDF and BJP-NDA keeping their fingers crossed as its result is generally seen as pointer to the upcoming Assembly election. A total of 21,893 wards in 1,200 local self-governing bodies including 6 corporations, 941 village panchayats, 14 district panchayats and 87 municipalities, went to polls in three phases in the southern state on December 8, 10 and 14.