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The Left Democratic Front (LDF) scored a commanding triumph successful the Nedumangad municipality by winning 29 retired of the 42 wards. The effect cemented the CPI(M)-led coalition’s three-decades-long clasp connected the section body.
The UDF secured triumph successful 10 wards, portion the BJP managed to triumph lone three.
Senior CPI(M) leaders who contested the elections recorded emphatic wins. CPI(M) territory committee subordinate R. Jayadevan, who is tipped to helm the municipality, won from the Pulippara ward. Besides, the party’s country committee members P. Harikesan Nair, S.S. Biju, R. Madhu, M. Sreekesh and outgoing chairperson C.S. Sreeja besides secured convincing victories.
Interestingly, CPI(M) unsocial could unafraid the spot tally required for a elemental majority. Under specified circumstances, it remains to beryllium seen if the enactment shares the vice-chairman presumption with the CPI.
Five years ago, CPI(M) sprung a astonishment by going backmost connected its pre-poll committedness to tract its campaigner for the station of vice-chairperson. While Mr. Harikesan Nair emerged victorious by defeating CPI’s S. Raveendran, helium aboriginal had to tender his resignation aft the CPI(M) State enactment intervened to reconstruct bid wrong the Left alliance.
Despite winning 2 seats much than successful the 2020 elections, Congress finished 3rd successful arsenic galore arsenic 15 wards. Besides, successful respective wards, Congress candidates polled little than 100 votes. BJP suffered a large setback arsenic each 4 of its sitting councillors were defeated.
Soon aft the results began to trickle in, celebrations erupted crossed the Nedumangad municipality arsenic LDF supporters took retired triumph processions. Food and Civil Supplies Minister G. R. Anil led the celebrations.
