KOCHI, Dec. 20 -- The five decades long political rhythm in Kerala is likely to see a change in the next assembly election which may take place in the months of April-May 2021. Since the 1977 Assembly election in the State, the electorate in Kerala has been voting alternately for the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front. No fronts have succeeded in retaining power once they completed the five year term and had to sit in the Opposition for the next five years.
But the assembly election in 2021 may see a change in this pattern, according to seasoned political commentators. The LDF made impressive gains in election to the municipal corporations, district panchayaths and block panchayaths while the UDF ...