KOCHI, April 25 -- People across Kerala heaved a sigh of relief as the strenuous campaign for the Lok Sabha election to be held in the State came to an end by Wednesday evening.

The Grand Finale of the campaign concluded by 6 pm on Wednesday and the State goes to the poll on Friday to elect 20 candidates as members of the Lok Sabha. The campaign was by and large peaceful except for bomb blasts in the district of Kannur which claimed the life of a local CPI(M) leader. According to the police, the bomb exploded while it was being assembled by the professional explosive experts under the party leadership. On Tuesday, the police seized a dozen 'steel bombs' stored secretly in a property belonging to a supporter of the party.

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