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State Of Play: LDF, UDF or NDA? Which way is Kerala voting?

On State Of Play, Anusha Ravi Sood explains what is working for each of the blocs in Kerala and what isn't.

Published Apr 07, 2026 | 12:31 PMUpdated Apr 07, 2026 | 12:39 PM

With LDF’s anti-incumbency, UDF’s problem of plenty and NDA’s gap in structure, parties have their own set of drawbacks in Kerala heading into the assembly polls on 9 April.

But it also comes with strengths like LDF’s ideologically committed cadre, UDF’s chance at change and BJP’s emergence as an alternative.

On State Of Play, Anusha Ravi Sood explains what is working for each of the blocs and what isn’t.

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