Kerala Election Results 2021: Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF set for return, BJP secures zero seats
By Team Newsable | First Published May 2, 2021, 5:17 PM ISTThe LDF, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, looks all set for a comeback in Kerala as counting to the 140-seat Assembly is underway.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has faced a crushing defeat in the state of Kerala after it secured no seats in the 2021 Lok Sabha Elections. The party has trailed behind in Nemom, its only sitting seat as well as the constituency of Pallakad, where ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan was leading till the afternoon.
The LDF, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, looks all set for a comeback in Kerala as counting to the 140-seat Assembly is underway.
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The election is crucial for both alliances as Vijayan is looking to continue in the CM’s chair and the Congress tries to win back power in the state.
Since Kerala is the only Left-ruled state in the country and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led the Kerala campaign for his party, the outcome of this election is important for the political future of both the camps.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulated Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for winning Kerala elections 2021.
Heartfelt congratulations sir.
People of Kerala have reposed faith in you becoz of ur pro-people governance.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor congratulated Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for "remarkable re-election" in Kerala assembly.
My congratulations to for his remarkable re-election, a first in 44 years. It is our duty to respect the confidence the people have shown in him & his government. In the fight against & communalism, he should have our support.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor)Meanwhile, BJP candidate E Sreedharan, popularly known as ‘Metro Man,’ lost the Palakkad assembly seat by 7,403 votes against Congress candidate Shafi Parambil. Sreedharan had joined the BJP recently with a much-celebrated event among the party lovers in and out of the state.
Left Democratic Front’s Pinarayi Vijayan will be back as the Chief Minister of the state for the second term, breaking the trend of governments changing in every five years. It has secured 99 out of the 140 seats and Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has managed to retain 41 seats till now.
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