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UDF returns to power in Kerala ending Left rule as voters deliver sweeping verdict
Politics
Published on 4 May 2026
A decade of Left rule collapses fast
Kerala voters have ended the Left’s decade-long rule as the Congress-led UDF surged to 102 seats in the 140-member assembly, defeating the LDF. The BJP also improved its position with three seats. In a notable first for IUML, Fathima Thahiliya became the party’s first woman lawmaker, while PM Modi pledged central support for Kerala’s development.
- UDF wins 102 seats in Kerala, unseating the LDF
- Left regime ends after a decade of rule
- BJP gains ground with three seats
- IUML’s Fathima Thahiliya makes history as first woman lawmaker
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