India, May 4 -- Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday hailed the results for the Assembly elections in Kerala, saying the state has "talent" and "potential."

Rahul thanked the people of Kerala for the mandate favouring the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), and congratulated the alliance workers and leaders.

According to Election Commission of India, the UDF has won or is leading on around 87 seats. In the alliance, the Congress has a lead on or has won 63 seats, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) 22 seats, Kerala Congress (Jacob) and Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPOI) one seat each.

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