Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 -- Early trends in the counting of votes for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections indicate a strong lead for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), which is ahead in 84 seats, while the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is leading in 51 seats and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 5 seats, according to initial trends as counting progressed on Monday.
The counting process began at 8 a.m. across 140 constituencies at 43 centres under tight security arrangements, with postal ballots taken up first before the counting of votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines.
More than 32,000 police personnel, including Central Armed Police Forces, have been deployed across the state to ensure a smoo...