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The constituency is generally Left leaning though Adoor Prakash had managed to win consistently. After the 2020 local body polls, nine of the panchayats that make up Konni are ruled by the LDF.
Manjeswaram had elected representatives of four major political parties - Congress, CPI, CPM and IUML - and two independent candidates, but it never favoured BJP, which finished runners-up in seven consecutive elections.
The protesters alleged that the 57-year-old temple elephant namely Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan, who had a huge fan following in the area, died due to negligence on part of the TDB officials and its mahouts.
The UDF claims to win 75 to 80 seats. The LDF hopes to win at least 80 seats. Whoever wins, the majority could be slender.
It seems that the UDF will rebound and the LDF is unlikely to retain the pride of place. That leads us to the possibility of a slender margin no matter who the winner is.
Local BJP leaders asserted that the drop in voter cout may affect its rival parties, viz., Congress and the CPM.
The Assembly is composed of 140 elected members representing the 140 electoral constituencies and two nominated members.
On the last day of the campaign, the ruling Left Democratic Front and the opposition United Democratic Front have consolidated their positions.
Election campaigns used to end with much fanfare in Kerala 48 hours before the polling. The event is known as ‘Kottikkalasam’ in Malayalam, meaning grand finale.
As the campaign enters its fag end, BJP likely to have decided to employ in Kerala the strategy it has perfected elsewhere in the country: engineer massive Hindu mobilisation.