Kasaragod : The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala is set for a sweeping victory in the local body polls, while the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to have made some satisfactory gains in Kerala.

The Left Democratic Front is leading in more than 500 of the 941 grama panchayats, five of the six city corporations and 11 of the 14 district panchayats.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the primary opposition of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has become insignificant in the state, while the BJP has suffered a humiliating defeat as the people of Kerala has “rejected communal forces” ahead of the assembly elections in April-May 2021.

The UDF looks set for the second spot, leading in more than 400 local bodies.

The Kerala local body polls were held in three phases. The first phase saw a turnout of 73.12 per cent, while the second phase saw 76.78 and the third and final phase 78.64 per cent.

A total of 21,893 wards in 1,200 local self-governing bodies, including six corporations, 941 village panchayats, 14 district panchayats and 87 municipalities went to the polls in on December 8, 10 and 14.
Gram Panchayats-941
LDF -515
UDF -376
NDA-28
Others-22

Block Panchayats-152
LDF-108
UDF-44

District Panchayats-14
LDF-10
UDF-4

Municipality-86
LDF-35
UDF-45
NDA -4
Others -2

Corporations- 6
LDF-3
UDF-3