Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 -- Ahead of the 2026 Assembly election results, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has predicted a seismic shift in the Indian political landscape, suggesting the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is on the verge of losing its final administrative foothold in the country.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Tharoor highlighted that if exit poll projections hold, it would mark the first time in recent history that the Left is not in power in any Indian state.

"I would agree that the most important story that will come out of this from tomorrow is that it will be the first time that the LDF is not in power anywhere in the country," he said.

Historically, the Left maintained a presence in at least one of its three traditional bas...