Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 -- In a significant political shift, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has secured a decisive victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, unseating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) after its decade-long rule.

Counting trends showed the UDF comfortably crossing the majority mark 71 seats in the 140-member House, a verdict widely seen as a decisive rejection of the decade-long rule of the LDF and signals a major comeback for the Congress-led coalition.

As per the trends, the Indian National Congress (INC) has won 41 Assembly seats in Kerala while leading in 22 seats, channelling 63 Assembly seats to their account as of 4:21 pm.

Notably, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for the first time in the his...