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According to the FIR, the post was shared on Instagram through an account named ‘priyadarshini_olayikkara’ on April 9, the day polling was held in Kerala.
In Nemom and Kazhakoottam, where the BJP has influence, candidates K S Sabarinathan and T Sarathchandra Prasad estimate a narrow lead.
Even then, compared to 2021, an additional 9.21 lakh voted this time.
With Kozhikode district posting the highest turnout in the state (81%), LDF, UDF and the NDA have claimed that the trend is in their favour.
Just yesterday, BJP workers struggled to find a booth and had resigned to camping out in the open, under the sun.
Speaking to the media after casting his vote, Thiruvanchoor expressed satisfaction with his campaign. He said he was confident of a decisive victory, pointing to what he described as visible public dissatisfaction with the current government.
Allegations of widespread bogus voting also emerged from Vellur, Karivellur, Perumba, Chooral, Kandoth and Ettukudukka in Payyannur constituency.
Early morning voter turnout was strong, aided by favourable weather conditions in Kottayam.
Opposition leader V D Satheesan expressed strong optimism that UDF will win over 100 seats in the Kerala Assembly polls.
Even while celebrating its development and welfare initiatives, the LDF seems willing to weaken its secular positioning for electoral gains.
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