Marydasan John

The Left Democratic Front lost most of the by-elections in the State since 2021. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, swept the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The LDF was unceremoniously ousted from a majority of the three-tier local bodies in last year's elections.   

With around 90 days to go for the Assembly elections in the State, politicians are dangerously treading a road potholed with polarising statements. After the Opposition made a spectacular victory in the recent Local Self Government elections, the ruling LDF is jittery. Their leaders are making statements that pierce the heart of secular Kerala.

The LDF government’s support for letting women of menstruating age enter the Sabarimala temple had antagonised and alienated sections of the Hindus.