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Kerala election topples Pinarayi Vijayan as 13 ministers lose badly in UDF win
Politics
Published on 4 May 2026
13 of 21 ministers were rejected by voters
Kerala’s Assembly election results mark a major shift, ending Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left Democratic Front (LDF) rule after 10 years. The Congress-led UDF’s victory is reflected in a sharp personal defeat for the ruling cabinet, with 13 of 21 state ministers losing their seats as Left strongholds fell across the state.
- Pinarayi Vijayan’s government was toppled after a decade of LDF rule
- Congress-led UDF secured a decisive electoral turnaround
- 13 of 21 state ministers lost elections in the sweep
- Multiple Left bastions crumbled across Kerala
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