The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is likely to dash Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s hopes of securing a third consecutive term in Kerala. Exit polls suggest that the UDF could secure 70-75 seats in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.
Key projections:
- The LDF is projected to secure 60-65 seats.
- The NDA is expected to win 3-5 seats.
- The majority mark in the Kerala Assembly is 71 seats.
- Kerala has 140 Assembly seats total.
- The voter turnout in Kerala was 78.27%.
The UDF aims to replace the LDF government currently in power. Analysts note that this election follows a historic verdict in 2021 when the LDF broke Kerala’s long-standing pattern of alternating governments every five years. The UDF is predicted to win in a neck-and-neck contest with the LDF.
Exit polls are just predictions based on surveys and can turn out to be wrong on the result day (May 4). The political landscape could shift dramatically based on these results.
