Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 14 -- Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Sunday said that while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) respected the people's verdict after failing to get the expected results in the local body elections, the United Democratic Front's (UDF) victory celebrations were misleading, as the Left had faced a much bigger defeat in 2010 and had returned to power strongly.

"The LDF did not get the expected result in the local body elections. We respect the people's verdict. However, the UDF's victory celebrations are misleading. The LDF faced a much bigger defeat in 2010 and came back strongly from that," Sivankutty said on Saturday.

The Minister also highlighted the gains made by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ...