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Kerala's major political parties are aligned under two coalitions, namely the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) since the late 1970s. Kerala was the first Indian state to have coalition government as early as 1961 .
The alliance first came into power in Kerala in 1981 under K. Karunakaran. It led the Kerala government in 1981 - 82 (Karunakaran), 1982 - 87 (Karunakaran), 1991 - 96 (Karunakaran and A. K. Antony), 2001 - 06 (Antony and Oommen Chandy) and 2011 - 16 . The party has strong bases in Ernakulam and Kottayam regions of central Kerala.
The Congress party has great popularity in the Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram regions, whereas it has a strong influence in some parts of Idukki regions. The Bharatiya Janata Party (the Party that currently leads the Government of India) is also active in
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) first came into power in Kerala in 1967, under Seven party front, which was an alliance of CPI(M), CPI, IUML, and four other parties. [21] In 1970's, the major political parties in the state were unified under two major coalitions, one of them led by Indian National Congress and Communist Party of India ...
Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats contested Male Female LDF's seat sharing map for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: 1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan: 77 65 12 2. Communist Party of India: Kanam Rajendran: 23 21 2 3. Kerala Congress (M) Jose K. Mani: 12 11 1 4. Janata Dal (Secular) Mathew T. Thomas: 4 ...
The structure of the Kerala State Government is determined by the Constitution of India (1950). [ 1 ] The Keralam Council of Ministers along with the other elected legislative members assemble at the Keralam Legislative Assembly to introduce new drafts of law (otherwise known as bills), discuss them with other elected members of the assembly ...
The United Democratic Front (UDF), led by Indian National Congress (INC), and Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist), contested separately in Kerala. This is in spite of both alliances being part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) [ 2 ] The UDF swept the elections winning 18 out of 20 ...
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. [5] Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly ...