Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: LDF’s ‘rainbow coalition’ under scanner after smaller allies draw blank

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: LDF’s ‘rainbow coalition’ under scanner after smaller allies draw blank

The LDF, an alliance of around a dozen parties, had shared the 140 Assembly seats among some 10 parties and a number of Independents for the recent polls. However, only the CPI(M), CPI, and Rashtriya Janata Dal will have representation in the new Assembly. Seven parties which contested in their own party symbols failed to secure a single seat

LDF will go to people for corrective measures after poll defeat: TP Ramakrishnan

Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (PTI) LDF convenor T P Ramakrishnan on Thursday said the Left front would go to the people to initiate corrective measures after its defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections. LDF lost power in Kerala after suffering a heavy defeat, winning just 35 out of 140 seats in the state assembly election held on April 9. Addressing a press conference after the LDF meeting, Ramakrishnan said all parties in the Left Front would cond…