Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday devoted the historic victory of the Left Democratic Front in the meeting polls to the individuals and mentioned it proved that there was no room for communal politics in the state. Flaying each the Congress-led UDF and BJP-NDA and a piece of the “proper wing” media for trying to tarnish the image of the government and its development and welfare programmes, he said the people have rejected their ‘vicious propaganda’ by giving the Left a decisive mandate.
They also believed that continuity of the Left rule was essential to retain the secular fabric of the state, he said during a press meet here. The CPI(M) veteran distributed red-colour ‘laddus’ (sweet balls) symbolising the colour of the party flag before beginning the media conference.
Though the official announcement is yet to be made, the CPI(M) led LDF is leading in 99 seats and the Congress-headed UDF opposition, in 41 segments.
“The BJP made several claims during the time of election campaign. Senior BJP leaders made announcements even on the formation of the government after the elections. They also indicated that they were going to garner several seats in Kerala,” Vijayan mentioned. He mentioned these leaders carried out a marketing campaign in this regard via the media too and it was at this juncture that LDF mentioned they might guarantee BJP misplaced its lone seat in Kerala.
“Last time additionally, they received not due to their power,” he said. Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi,other union ministers and chief ministers of other states had come to Kerala and spent a lot of time for BJP candidates’ victory, the CM said and alleged that the saffron party had pumped in a massive amount of money in the state during the time of the polls.
“The election results have proved that there is no room for communal politics in Kerala. The stand taken by the BJP in other states can not be replicated here,” the CPI(M) strongman mentioned. On the Congress-led UDF’s drubbing, he mentioned the individuals rejected all the costs raised by them in opposition to the state authorities.
Meanwhile, opposition Congress chief, Ramesh Chennithala termed their failure as “surprising” and said the party and the Front accept the people’s verdict. “Success and failure are natural in a democracy. It is a temporary setback. The results should be analysed in detail and more can be said after that,” he mentioned.
Claiming that the UDF had uncovered the ‘corruption’ and ‘looting’ of the LDF, he mentioned none ought to assume that every thing has been ashed away with this victory. “It is the responsibility of the opposition to level out and proper the errors of the federal government. The UDF fulfilled that function successfully,” he added.
However, BJP state chiefK Surendran cited “communal polarisation” as the explanation for the get together’s drubbing and mentioned there was a aware try to make sure the BJP-NDA didn’t succeed. “We couldn’t win the anticipated seats. There was a polarisation of Muslim votes in constituencies the place the NDA was pinning hopes.
There was communal polarisation in Nemom, Palakkad and Manjeswaram,” he alleged.
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