Though LDF’s core base remains unshaken in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, and Palakkad, the Opposition front has drastically overturned the ruling front’s hegemony established in the previous local body polls in 2020
The performance of the three major fronts in the three-tier local body polls last week reveals that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has scripted a surprising comeback that could potentially reshape the political balance in Malabar.
However, the results across the six districts have not eroded the base of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI-M]-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), which is politically strong in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, and Palakkad districts.