Kannur, Dec. 11 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday exercised his franchise in the ongoing Kerala local body elections at Cherikkal Junior Basic School in Kannur, during the second phase of polling.

After casting his vote, CM Vijayan addressed the media, stating, "Even places considered UDF strongholds are accepting the LDF. The Sabarimala issue will not affect anything. The government took precise action. It has the full support of the believers. BJP and UDF are travelling in the same cart on this matter. Muslim masses have rejected Jamaat-e-Islami. The nation and the government stand with the survivor..."

The local body elections in Kerala are being conducted in two phases, covering 1,199 out of the state's 1,200 loc...