LDF sweeps Kerala Assembly elections
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) coalition comprising CPI and CPI(M) on Thursday won the 140-member Kerala Assembly elections, securing a total of 91 seats. The United Democratic Front (UDF) comprising Congress emerged as the second largest alliance, winning 47 constituencies, while the BJP won one. The LDF had won 68 seats in 2011 Assembly elections, wherein the UDF won 72.