LDF rewrites history in Kerala; beats anti-incumbency factor

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s popularity paid off as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) headed towards a massive win in state assembly election.

 

The CPM-led alliance hit new heights as it managed to defy the decades-old tradition of voters in the State. Earlier, the voters in Kerala alternately chose the LDF and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), but this year this decades-old tradition ended as the LDF lead in various seats in the state.

 

As per the latest trends, the LDF won in 99 seats, while the opposition party, UDF can get 41 seats in the 140-member state assembly.

 

The left party has many renowned leaders, but among them, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is indisputably the face of the alliance. His popularity is being considered one of the major reasons for the left’s massive win in the state.

 

The state’s leadership was extraordinary in its fight against COVID-19. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala has overcome multiple crises, projecting Vijayan as an efficient administrator. LDF cashed out its victory at Pinarayi Vijayan’s image as a crisis manager.

While he was leading the states and its citizens in fight against all these calamities, Pinarayi Vijayan emerged as a proactive leader. The government’s planning and implementation of the decision at hand

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the whole nation was struggling in the grip of coronavirus, Kerala stood up for the native individuals with its  welfare programmes and service delivery.