Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said the United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition’s strong showing in the local body election had widened its path to victory in the Assembly elections in 2026.
He said the UDF’s emergence as a big tent accommodating varied social groups catalysed the coalition’s “best performance since the first elections for local bodies in 1995”.
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The UDF wrested 500 panchayats, 77 block panchayats, seven district panchayats, and five corporations from the ruling Left Democratic Front (UDF).
At the same time, the UDF stymied the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance ascendancy in key local bodies, reasserting its political identity as the sole and credible bulwark against Hindu majoratarian forces in Kerala.
