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In the outgoing Assembly, the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has 91 seats, while the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has 47.
While the two principal fronts have almost reached an agreement over the seats, the tiny parties are not even in a position to retain the seats that they had contested in the previous election.
The data reveals the LDF secured a total of 84.84 lakh votes in the three categories of local bodies, while the Congress-led UDF was close behind with 79.07 lakh votes. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) polled 31.65 lakh votes.
The party could fetch only around 1,600 seats across the state which is gain of a few hundred seats over the 2015 civic polls.
The BJP’s hopes of capturing at least 40 gram panchaytas and 10 municipalities too could not become a reality.
So far the UDF has been enjoying an upper hand in the district with the highest population, highest voters and highest number of local bodies.
Both the outfits explain that the candidate and regional issues are crucial for the local polls, and hence there is no need to announce a common political stance.
While both the United Democratic Front and the Left Democratic Front claim Pathanamthitta to be their stronghold, the BJP too fancies its chances in the district in the upcoming local body elections.
The biggest challenge before the rival fronts is to get the voters to the polling booths as Covid-19 still rages.
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