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Marxist-led LDF set to regain power with thumping success in Kerala
In a major setback to the ruling Congress in Kerala, the Marxist-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is all set to capture power, as the front established a comfortable lead in 90 of the 140 constituencies, where counting of votes polled in the May 16 elections, got under way this morning.
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The ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) could establish lead only in 48 constituencies BJP veteran O Rajagopal and the Independent candidate P C George are the other candidates, who established comfortable lead.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Leader of the Opposition V S Achuthanandan, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, CPI(M) politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan, were among those, who established comfortable lead.
Kerala Congress (M) leader and former state finance minister K M Mani, who has been representing Pala ever since the constituency came into existence in 1965, facing a tough fight time.Â
Six Ministers in the outgoing cabinet -- K Babu, P K Jayalekshmi, Shibu Baby John, Abdu Rabb, K P Mohanan and Manjalamkuzhi Ali -- were trailing.
BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan is trailing by over 1,500 votes in Vattiyoorkavu, where sitting member K Muraleedharan of the Congress is leading.
Tribal leader C K Janu, who contested the election from Sulthanbathery in Wayanad district with the support of BJP was in the distant third position.
In Pathanapuram, which witnessed a clash of popular actors from all three primary coalitions, LDF candidate K B Ganesh Kumar (KC-B) is leading by nearly 25,000 votes against his nearest Congress rival Jagadeesh. Â
In Tiruvananthapuram, former cricketer and the BJP candidate Shantakumaran Sreesanth is trailing by over 5,000 votes behind Health Minister V S Sivakumar of the Congress. The LDF was leading a majority of seats in ten out of 14 districts in the state.
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