Multiple allegations against the government and even Pinarayi's family, and the perceived high-handedness of the administration reflected in the poll outcome.
Multiple allegations against the government and the perceived high-handedness seemed to have influenced voting patterns. (AI-generated image/CPI(M)/X)
Debacles in successive Lok Sabha elections have shocked Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF, demanding introspection by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. CPI(M) heavyweights KK Shailaja and TM Thomas Isaac lost in Vadakara and Pathanamthitta, respectively. Multiple allegations against the government and even Pinarayi’s family, and perceived high-handedness of the administration reflected in poll outcomes. The Left is blamed for not fighting the BJP.