Kerala Local Body Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: The LDF looks headed for victory in the local body polls, though Congress-led UDF is giving it a tough fight in municipalities, but the Left parties have gained a wide lead in Panchayats. BJP-led NDA has gained grounds this time.
Though the Left Democratic Front was mired in a number of controversies ahead of the civic body polls of the state, the initial trend showed it surpassing its detractors. LDF, which used to showcase a good performance in the civic body polls, banked on the achievements in the development front under the four and half years old rule of Pinarayi Vijayan government, while UDF, during the campaign, focused on various corruption charges against the government and controversies related to the gold smuggling case.
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Kerala Election Results LIVE Updates: LDF ahead; gets huge lead in Panchayats
With counting of votes for local body polls in Kerala underway on Wednesday, early 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.
